The Real Beauty and the Beast

Name: The Real Beauty and the Beast
Director: Julian Pölsler
Released: 2013-06-14
Duration: 46 min
Cast: Robert Leigh, Paul Kreshker, Robin Lee, Stephan Hofstetter-Ebner, Danijel Zivkovic

June 14, 2013

46m

Documentary

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.