The Real Beauty and the Beast

The Real Beauty and the Beast(2013)

06/14/2013 (US)Documentary0h 46m
NR

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.

Julian Pölsler

Director

Klaus Steindl

Writer

Andreas Sulzer

Writer