46m
2013

The Real Beauty and the Beast

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.

GenreDocumentary
Original TitleThe Real Beauty and the Beast
LanguagesGerman, English, Latin, Spanish
Production CompaniesSmithsonian Channel, ORF, ARTE
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