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

Film

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

Germany
Director
Julian Pölsler
Year
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.

Top cast

Directed by

Julian Pölsler

Written by

Andreas Sulzer, Klaus Steindl

Produced by

Dieter Pochlatko