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.

Release Date: 2013-06-14

Documentary

Official website: http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/shows/the-real-beauty-and-the-beast/0/3394874