Gonsalvus - Die wahre Geschichte von "Die Schöne und das Biest"

Gonsalvus - Die wahre Geschichte von "Die Schöne und das Biest"

★ 0.0IMDb Score
Released:2013-06-14
Duration:46 min
Country:Germany
Director:Julian Pölsler
Actors:Robert Leigh, Paul Kreshker, Robin Lee, Stephan Hofstetter-Ebner, Danijel Zivkovic
Production:Smithsonian Channel, ORF, ARTE

Overview:

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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