The Real Beauty and the Beast
The Real Beauty and the Beast

Movie·2013·0h 46m

The Real Beauty and the Beast

Directed By

Julian Pölsler

Country

Germany

Language

English

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The Story

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.

Written By

Andreas Sulzer, Klaus Steindl

Producer

Dieter Pochlatko, Andrew Solomon

Themes

italyfairy talednaarranged marriageartcircus freaknoblewomannoblemanhypertrichosis16th centurycatherine de' medici

Production House

Smithsonian Channel
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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

Tatjana Velimirov

Reenactment Performer

Julia Riedler

Julia Riedler

Reenactment Performer

// crew

Crew

Julian Pölsler

Julian Pölsler

Director

Dieter Pochlatko

Producer

Andreas Sulzer

Writer

Andrew Solomon

Executive Producer

Klaus Steindl

Writer

Joy Galane

Executive Producer

Gerhard Klein

Executive Producer

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