The Real Beauty and the Beast

Release Date: 2013-06-14

Runtime: 46

Languages: English | Español | Latin | Deutsch

Rating: N/A

Votes: 0

Genres: Documentary

Director: Julian Pölsler

Description: 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...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.Read More

Production Companies:

Smithsonian Channel

ORF