Gonsalvus - Die wahre Geschichte von "Die Schöne und das Biest" (2013)

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.
- Released
- 2013-06-14
- Genres
- Documentary
- Runtime
- 46 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Julian Pölsler
Cast
- Robert Leigh as Narrator
- Paul Kreshker as Narrator
- Robin Lee as Narrator
- Stephan Hofstetter-Ebner as Petrus Gonzalvus
- Danijel Zivkovic as Reenactment Performer
- Jelena Živković as Reenactment Performer
- Bernhard James Lang as Reenactment Performer
- Tatjana Velimirov as Reenactment Performer
- Julia Riedler as Reenactment Performer
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