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In pictures: Loch Ness Monster hunters in the 1970s

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The 90-minute film Loch Ness: They Created a Monster will be shown in UK cinemas from Friday

A new documentary explores efforts made in the 1970s to find the Loch Ness Monster.

The 90-minute film, Loch Ness: They Created a Monster, has been made by three-time Scottish Bafta-winner John MacLaverty.

It will be shown in UK cinemas from Friday, and includes archive footage and images.

During the 1970s, different groups of people sought to explain Nessie sightings.

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The documentary features archive footage and photographs

Earlier this year, the biggest attempt in more than 50 years was made to solve the mystery.

About 200 volunteers kept a lookout for strange events from the shoreline, but spotted nothing unusual.

Observers on a boat using acoustic equipment reported four unidentified "gloops" but then realised their recording device was not plugged in.

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Members of the Loch Ness Investigation pose for a picture at the loch
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Loch Ness was monitored from shore for unusual activity
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A flyer from the 1970s for a cruise on Loch Ness
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The effort to explain Nessie in the 1970s also dipped beneath the loch's surface
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Investigators' vehicles at Loch Ness
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