| Munro | |
| Director: | Gene Deitch |
| Producer: | William L. Snyder Zdenka Najmanova |
| Story: | Jules Feiffer |
| Starring: | Howard Morris Seth Deitch Marie Deitch Jules Feiffer |
| Narrator: | Howard Morris |
| Music: | Štěpán Koníček |
| Editing: | Zdenka Navratilova |
| Studio: | Film Representations Rembrandt Films |
| Distributor: | Paramount Pictures (United States) |
| Runtime: | 8 minutes 20 seconds |
| Country: | Czechoslovakia United States |
Munro is a 1960 Czechoslovak-American animated short film directed by Gene Deitch, written by Jules Feiffer, and produced by William L. Snyder. Munro won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 1961.[1] [2] It was the first short composed outside of the United States to be so honored.[3] The Academy Film Archive preserved Munro in 2004.[4]
The title character is a rebellious little boy who is accidentally drafted into the United States Army. No matter which adult he tells, "I'm only four", they all fail to notice his age. Eventually, the harshness of army life makes Munro cry, which causes the general to realize that he really is a little boy. He is discharged and becomes a hero...and whenever he misbehaves, Munro is reminded of his stint in the army.
Screenwriter Feiffer, who adapted his own story from his book Passionella and Other Stories, and provided the storyboards, said the tale was a reaction to his time serving in the U.S. Army:Munro's voice is provided by Gene Deitch's young son Seth Deitch (later a writer and artist in his own right), while Deitch's wife Marie Deitch does the female voices.