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The Real Beauty and the Beast

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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.

DirectorJulian Pölsler
WritersKlaus Steindl·Andreas Sulzer
ProducersDieter Pochlatko·Andrew Solomon

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Cast · Directed by Julian Pölsler

RL
Robert Leigh
Narrator
PK
Paul Kreshker
Narrator
RL
Robin Lee
Narrator
SH
Stephan Hofstetter-Ebner
Petrus Gonzalvus
DZ
Danijel Zivkovic
Reenactment Performer
JŽ
Jelena Živković
Reenactment Performer
BL
Bernhard James Lang
Reenactment Performer
TVTatjana Velimirov
Tatjana Velimirov
Reenactment Performer
JRJulia Riedler
Julia Riedler
Reenactment Performer

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