Didn't know there was a film, but the book stands as one of those life-changing reads for me. I found it in my late teens, and I've never looked at media the same...
I hope to read the book. I would note that while at MIT I was on the opposite side of the Vietnam War issue. My side was not of the administration in Washington nor with those who favored Ho Chi Minh. The way our government handled the war reminds of the singular quote from Mitt's father: "I was brainwashed". So easy to brainwash people, especially if they have already been brainwashed by TSCC.