The Real Beauty and the Beast (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.
Director: Julian Pölsler
http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/shows/the-real-beauty-and-the-beast/0/3394874
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Robert Leigh as Narrator |
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Paul Kreshker as Narrator |
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Robin Lee as Narrator |
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Stephan Hofstetter-Ebner as Petrus Gonzalvus |
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Danijel Zivkovic as Reenactment Performer |
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Jelena Živković as Reenactment Performer |
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Bernhard James Lang as Reenactment Performer |
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Tatjana Velimirov as Reenactment Performer |
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Julia Riedler as Reenactment Performer |
| Directing | Julian Pölsler | Director |
| Production | Jakob Pochlatko | Line Producer |
| Production | Dieter Pochlatko | Producer |
| Writing | Andreas Sulzer | Writer |
| Production | Joy Galane | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Christian Brandauer | Music |
| Production | Gerhard Klein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Andrew Solomon | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Klaus Steindl | Writer |