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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.

Top Cast

  • Robert Leigh

    Robert Leigh

    Narrator

  • Paul Kreshker

    Paul Kreshker

    Narrator

  • Robin Lee

    Robin Lee

    Narrator

  • Stephan Hofstetter-Ebner

    Stephan Hofstetter-Ebner

    Petrus Gonzalvus

  • Danijel Zivkovic

    Danijel Zivkovic

    Reenactment Performer

  • Jelena Živković

    Jelena Živković

    Reenactment Performer

  • Bernhard James Lang

    Bernhard James Lang

    Reenactment Performer

  • Tatjana Velimirov

    Tatjana Velimirov

    Reenactment Performer

  • Julia Riedler

    Julia Riedler

    Reenactment Performer

Overview

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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