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.
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Cast
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Robert Leigh
Narrator
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Paul Kreshker
Narrator
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Robin Lee
Narrator
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Stephan Hofstetter-Ebner
Petrus Gonzalvus
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Danijel Zivkovic
Reenactment Performer
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Jelena Živković
Reenactment Performer
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Bernhard James Lang
Reenactment Performer
Tatjana Velimirov
Reenactment Performer
Julia Riedler
Reenactment Performer
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