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.
Length 46 minutes
Robert Leigh | Paul Kreshker | Robin Lee | Stephan Hofstetter-Ebner | Danijel Zivkovic | Jelena Zivkovic | Bernhard James Lang | Tatjana Velimirov | Julia Riedler