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Ciao, Professore!

Ciao, Professore!

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Overview

A bureaucratic snafu sends Marco Tullio Sperelli, a portly, middle-aged northern Italian, to teach third grade in a poor town outside Naples

Directed by Lina Wertmüller
Written by Andrej Longo, Lina Wertmüller, Marcello D'Orta
Produced by Ciro Ippolito, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Mario Cecchi Gori
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Top Cast

Paolo Villaggio

Paolo Villaggio

Marco Sperelli

Isa Danieli

Isa Danieli

Preside

Paolo Bonacelli

Paolo Bonacelli

Ludovico Mazzullo

Gigio Morra

Gigio Morra

Custode

Sergio Solli

Sergio Solli

Cartonaio

Ester Carloni

Ester Carloni

Zia Esterina

Mario Porfito

Mario Porfito

Sindaco Antonio Ruoppolo

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Filomena Lieto

Cecchina

A

Alessandra Detora

Angeluccia

R

Raffaele Gioia

Autista

Themes & Keywords

woman director

About Ciao, Professore!

Ciao, Professore! is a comedy film released in 1992 exploring themes of woman director. Directed by Lina Wertmüller, it stars Paolo Villaggio, Isa Danieli, Paolo Bonacelli. A bureaucratic snafu sends Marco Tullio Sperelli, a portly, middle-aged northern Italian, to teach third grade in a poor town outside Naples

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