Hysteria (2012)

  • R
  • 05/18/2012 (US)
  • Comedy, Romance
  • 1h 40m

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.

Tanya Wexler

Director

Jonah Lisa Dyer

Story, Screenplay

Stephen Dyer

Story, Screenplay

Howard Gensler

Story

Cast

Maggie Gyllenhaal's headshot

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Charlotte Dalrymple
Hugh Dancy's headshot

Hugh Dancy

Dr. Mortimer Granville
Jonathan Pryce's headshot

Jonathan Pryce

Dr. Robert Dalrymple
Felicity Jones's headshot

Felicity Jones

Emily Dalrymple
Rupert Everett's headshot

Rupert Everett

Lord Edmund St. John-Smythe
Ashley Jensen's headshot

Ashley Jensen

Fanny
Sheridan Smith's headshot

Sheridan Smith

Molly the Lolly
Gemma Jones's headshot

Gemma Jones

Lady St. John-Smythe

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