The Real Beauty and the Beast

Jun 14, 2013

0h 46m

★ 0.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Smithsonian Channel

ORF

ARTE

The Real Beauty and the Beast Trailers

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Cast

Narrator

Robert Leigh

Narrator

Paul Kreshker

Narrator

Robin Lee

Petrus Gonzalvus

Stephan Hofstetter-Ebner

Reenactment Performer

Danijel Zivkovic

Reenactment Performer

Jelena Živković

Reenactment Performer

Bernhard James Lang

Reenactment Performer

Tatjana Velimirov

Reenactment Performer

Julia Riedler

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