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The Real Beauty and the Beast (2013)

NR | Jun 14, 2013 (US) | Documentary | 00:46

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.

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Robert Leigh
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Paul Kreshker
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Robin Lee
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Stephan Hofstetter-Ebner
Petrus Gonzalvus
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Danijel Zivkovic
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Jelena Živković
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Bernhard James Lang
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Tatjana Velimirov
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Julia Riedler
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