The Real Beauty and the Beast

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.

Country:

Germany

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

46 minutes

Year:

2013

Director:

Julian Pölsler

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Company:

Smithsonian Channel,

ORF,

ARTE

Cast:

Narrator

Narrator

Narrator

Petrus Gonzalvus

Reenactment Performer

Crew:

Director

Writer

Music

Writer

Line Producer