The Real Beauty and the Beast
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The Real Beauty and the Beast

98% Match
2013
0h 46m
movie
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.

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Cast & Crew

Director / Creator: Julian Pölsler
Ro
Robert Leigh
Narrator
Pa
Paul Kreshker
Narrator
Ro
Robin Lee
Narrator
St
Stephan Hofstetter-Ebner
Petrus Gonzalvus
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Danijel Zivkovic
Reenactment Performer
Je
Jelena Živković
Reenactment Performer
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Bernhard James Lang
Reenactment Performer
Tatjana Velimirov
Tatjana Velimirov
Reenactment Performer

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