 In the UK, it was also broadcast by BBC Four as "How Vietnam was Lost", as part of the channel's "Storyville" series.At one point, both Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman had the rights for making a feature film version of Maraniss's book.Their production company Playtone was very interested in having Paul Greengrass ("United 93", "The Bourne Ultimatum") direct the film.