
The Real Beauty and the Beast
Documentary
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.
Top Cast
Robert Leigh
Robert Leigh
Narrator
Robert Leigh
Narrator
Paul Kreshker
Paul Kreshker
Narrator
Paul Kreshker
Narrator
Robin Lee
Robin Lee
Narrator
Robin Lee
Narrator
Stephan Hofstetter-Ebner
Stephan Hofstetter-Ebner
Petrus Gonzalvus
Stephan Hofstetter-Ebner
Petrus Gonzalvus
Danijel Zivkovic
Danijel Zivkovic
Reenactment Performer
Danijel Zivkovic
Reenactment Performer
Jelena Živković
Jelena Živković
Reenactment Performer
Jelena Živković
Reenactment Performer
Bernhard James Lang
Bernhard James Lang
Reenactment Performer
Bernhard James Lang
Reenactment Performer


Tatjana Velimirov
Tatjana Velimirov
Reenactment Performer
Tatjana Velimirov
Reenactment Performer


Julia Riedler
Julia Riedler
Reenactment Performer
Julia Riedler
Reenactment Performer
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