Trailer for new documentary film Loch Ness: They Created A Monster

The Scotsman

Video trailer for new documentary film Loch Ness: They Created A Monster New feature documentary telling the unbelievable story behind an unbelievable story hits UK cinemas from 10 November. Filmmaker John MacLaverty’s fresh take on the Loch Ness monster hunters of the 1970s is an affectionate, funny and shocking ride From WW2 veterans to Japanese pop impresarios, they came to the shores of a cold Highland loch in pursuit of a ‘zoological Mount Everest’ - and then things got really weird… Three-time Scottish BAFTA winner John MacLaverty (Scotland 78: A Love Story) unveils the unbelievable story behind an unbelievable story as his new feature documentary Loch Ness: They Created A Monster hits UK cinemas from 10 November. Using rare archive footage and contemporary interviews, this affectionate, funny and jaw-dropping tale turns the lens on the great Nessie hunters of the 1970s - and how their quest descended into chaos, monster egos and violence.

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00:00 [ Music ]

00:07 >> Scientists by the expedition full roam the lake.

00:09 The big push to find conclusive evidence

00:12 that huge creatures live in Loch Ness.

00:15 >> Long neck, smallish head, and a huge hump body,

00:20 which I reckon was 30 feet long.

00:21 >> I've really got to get this photo.

00:25 I feel that I'm the one that's going to get it.

00:27 >> It was just interesting and we didn't make money

00:32 out of it or anything.

00:36 >> Loch Ness is a magnet for monsters, myths, and madmen.

00:42 >> We feel so strongly with regard to the reality

00:45 of what we have that we think is the 10th wonder

00:48 of the world, if you will.

00:50 Do you believe it?

00:51 >> I am totally convinced that the people

00:53 with the latest investigation are honest

00:55 and serious-minded men.

00:58 >> When was it last seen?

01:01 >> It's a difficult one.

01:03 [ Music ]

01:05 >> This picture is genuine and shows what appears.

01:09 >> Absolutely.

01:10 [ Music ]

01:13 >> I don't believe these latest photographs prove a thing.

01:19 >> I have no doubt that some are still accusing

01:22 of faking the pictures.

01:24 >> The thing we call the Loch Ness monster is really a mixture

01:28 of rotting vegetable material, logs, tree stumps, tree roots.

01:35 >> What happened at Loch Ness was

01:37 that there was considerable belief.

01:40 >> You know, you just kind of hope.

01:46 [ Music ]

01:48 >> Some things have to be believed to be seen.

01:52 [ Music ]

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