Ciao, Professore!

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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
Release date	9 October 1992 (1992-10-09) (Italy)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian
Box office	$4 million (Italy)[1]

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.