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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.
Director
Julian Pölsler
Production
Smithsonian Channel
Cast
R
Robert Leigh
Narrator
P
Paul Kreshker
Narrator
R
Robin Lee
Narrator
S
Stephan Hofstetter-Ebner
Petrus Gonzalvus
D
Danijel Zivkovic
Reenactment Performer
J
Jelena Živković
Reenactment Performer
B
Bernhard James Lang
Reenactment Performer

Tatjana Velimirov
Reenactment Performer

Julia Riedler
Reenactment Performer








