Ciao, Professore!
| Ciao, Professore! | |
|---|---|
| Italian | Io speriamo che me la cavo |
| Directed by | Lina Wertmüller |
| Written by | Alessandro Bencivenni Leonardo Benvenuti Piero De Bernardi Domenico Saverni Lina Wertmüller Andrej Longo |
| Produced by | Mario Cecchi Gori & Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Ciro Ippolito |
| Starring | Paolo Villaggio, Paolo Bonacelli, Isa Danieli |
| Cinematography | Gianni Tafani |
| Edited by | Pier Luigi Donardi |
| Music by | Carlo D'Angiò |
Production companies | Penta Film Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica Eurolux Produzione S.r.l. |
| Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Box office | $4 million (Italy) |
Ciao, Professore! (lit. 'Hello, Professor!'; original title: "Io speriamo che me la cavo", which is a grammatically erroneous phrase meaning "Let's hope that I scrape by (the Judgement Day)" taken from Raffaele's homework essay) is a 1992 Italian "fish out of water" comedy film about an elementary school teacher from northern Italy who is sent by mistake to an impoverished town in the Naples region of southern Italy. There he must deal with vast cultural differences and teach chronically truant children who only respect violence and power, especially one young boy who is already caught up in the gangster lifestyle. The film was directed by Lina Wertmüller and stars Paolo Villaggio.