Documentary
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
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
Reenactment Performer
Directed by
Julian Pölsler
Production
Smithsonian Channel
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