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The Real Beauty and the Beast

The Real Beauty and the Beast

JUN 14, 2013 · 46 MIN · DIR. JULIAN PÖLSLER

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.

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

    Tatjana Velimirov

    Reenactment Performer

  • Julia Riedler

    Julia Riedler

    Reenactment Performer

Crew

Writer

Klaus Steindl

Writer

Andreas Sulzer

Producer

Dieter Pochlatko