
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.
Cast: Robert Leigh, Paul Kreshker, Robin Lee
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.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Julian Pölsler
- Producers
- Dieter Pochlatko, Joy Galane, Gerhard Klein, Andrew Solomon
- Cast
- Robert Leigh, Paul Kreshker, Robin Lee, Stephan Hofstetter-Ebner, Danijel Zivkovic, Jelena Živković
- Studio
- Smithsonian Channel, ORF, ARTE















