Hysteria

Jun 6, 2011

1h 40m

★ 6.7

A comedy about the birth of the vibrator in Victorian England.

Overview

Two doctors in Victorian England use manual stimulation of female genitalia to cure their patients' ills, leading to the invention of the vibrator.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Forthcoming Productions

Beachfront Films

Chimera Films LLC

Informant Media

ARTE France Cinéma

Hysteria Trailers

Cast

Charlotte Dalrymple

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Dr. Mortimer Granville

Hugh Dancy

Dr. Robert Dalrymple

Jonathan Pryce

Emily Dalrymple

Felicity Jones

Lord Edmund St. John-Smythe

Rupert Everett

Fanny

Ashley Jensen

Molly the Lolly

Sheridan Smith

Lady St. John-Smythe

Gemma Jones

Mr. Squyers

Tobias Menzies

Lord St. John-Smythe

Malcolm Rennie

Mrs. Castellari

Kim Criswell

Mrs. Parsons

Georgie Glen

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