The Real Beauty and the Beast
2013•46m•Released
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.
Director
Julian Pölsler
Writer
Klaus Steindl, Andreas Sulzer
Languages
English, Spanish, Latin
Studio
Smithsonian Channel
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
Production
Company
Smithsonian Channel
Company
ORF
Company
ARTE
Producer
Dieter Pochlatko
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