The Real Beauty and the Beast

The Real Beauty and the Beast

2013
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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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Production Information

Production Companies
Smithsonian Channel ORF ARTE
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
English Spanish Latin German

Keywords

italy fairy tale dna arranged marriage art circus freak noblewoman nobleman hypertrichosis 16th century catherine de' medici

Quick Facts

Release Date June 14, 2013
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt3002416
Website Visit Site

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

Key Crew

Julian Pölsler
Director
Dieter Pochlatko
Producer
Andreas Sulzer
Writer
Andrew Solomon
Executive Producer
Klaus Steindl
Writer
Joy Galane
Executive Producer
Gerhard Klein
Executive Producer