The Real Beauty and the Beast

Summary

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.

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

Crew

Director

Julian Pölsler

Writer

Klaus Steindl

Writer

Andreas Sulzer

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Released

Original Language:

English

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Keywords

italy

fairy tale

dna

arranged marriage

art

circus freak

noblewoman

nobleman

hypertrichosis

16th century

catherine de' medici