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.

• Julian PölslerDirector
• Klaus SteindlWriter
• Andreas SulzerWriter

• Robert LeighNarrator
• Paul KreshkerNarrator
• Robin LeeNarrator
• Stephan Hofstetter-EbnerPetrus Gonzalvus
• Danijel ZivkovicReenactment Performer
• Jelena ŽivkovićReenactment Performer
• Bernhard James LangReenactment Performer
• Tatjana VelimirovReenactment Performer
• Julia RiedlerReenactment Performer