Caption This #571

[countessalmirena]

Caption This: #571

The winner will be the caption that has the most ‘Helpfuls’.

In the event of a tie, the OP will decide the winner.

The winner will start the new round.

Caption This #571 ends Friday, 30th May, 2025. 

[countessalmirena]

nfs brings it home with 6 votes!

not_for_sale, I am happy to award you the laurel.

🥇🏆

I want to say to everyone who captioned this how much I enjoyed their wit and humour.

[ambercat16]

Now that it's ended I have to ask......  where did the picture come from?  It's got to have a story behind it.  Or is it just a fantasy picture?

[countessalmirena]

It’s a shot (and publicity photo) from a 1916 Italian film called “Maciste alpino” known to English audiences as “The Warrior”.

I’ve seen (incorrect) references to this as a genuine war photo, even referencing the Alpini (ferocious Italian fighters, alpine corps), and even dating it as “ca. 1915” - which rather horrifies me as an example of how easily misinformation can proliferate.

The entire silent film with Italian text plates is on YouTube if you’re interested! It has some wonderful moments of comedy against such a dark dramatic background of WWI.

https://youtu.be/Dy0XkB422WA?si=G5nNVfrQX_eaEalP

[imastawka]

Italian troops raise a gun, a dog, and a soldier up a mountain. Italian Alps, World War I, 1915 : r/...

[countessalmirena]

Uh-oh, there we have one of those examples of misattribution…