

The Real Beauty and the Beast (2013)
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.
Release Date : June 14, 2013
Runtime : 46m
Genre : Documentary
Companies : Smithsonian Channel, ORF, ARTE
Countries : Germany
Keywords : italy, fairy tale, dna, arranged marriage, art, circus freak, noblewoman, nobleman, hypertrichosis, 16th century, catherine de' medici