The Real Beauty and the Beast

Name: The Real Beauty and the Beast
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2013
Duration: 46 min

2013 · 46 min

Documentary

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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.

Crew

Director Julian Pölsler
Writer Klaus Steindl
Writer Andreas Sulzer

Cast

R
Robert Leigh
Narrator
P
Paul Kreshker
Narrator
R
Robin Lee
Narrator
S
Stephan Hofstetter-Ebner
Petrus Gonzalvus
D
Danijel Zivkovic
Reenactment Performer
J
Jelena Živković
Reenactment Performer
B
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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