The Real Beauty and the Beast
2013•46m
Documentary
It's a condition known as "hypertrichosis" or "Ambras Syndrome," but in the 1500s it would transform one man into a national sensation and iconic fairy-tale character. His name: Petrus Gonsalvus, more commonly known today as the hairy hero of Beauty and the Beast.
Production
Smithsonian Channel, ORF, ARTE
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Available in Your Library
Cast
Robert Leigh
Narrator
Paul Kreshker
Narrator
Robin Lee
Narrator
Stephan Hofstetter-Ebner
Petrus Gonzalvus
Danijel Zivkovic
Reenactment Performer
Jelena Živković
Reenactment Performer
Bernhard James Lang
Reenactment Performer
Tatjana Velimirov
Reenactment Performer
Julia Riedler
Reenactment Performer
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