

Hysteria
2011-06-06 · 100 min · ★ 6.7
Two doctors in Victorian England use manual stimulation of female genitalia to cure their patients' ills, leading to the invention of the vibrator.
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Production details
- Directors
- Tanya Wexler
- Production companies
- Forthcoming Productions, Beachfront Films, Chimera Films LLC, Informant Media, ARTE France Cinéma
- Countries
- United Kingdom, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Switzerland
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 9,504,139
Top Cast
Maggie GyllenhaalCharlotte Dalrymple
Hugh DancyDr. Mortimer Granville
Jonathan PryceDr. Robert Dalrymple
Felicity JonesEmily Dalrymple
Rupert EverettLord Edmund St. John-Smythe
Ashley JensenFanny
Sheridan SmithMolly the Lolly
Gemma JonesLady St. John-Smythe
Tobias MenziesMr. Squyers
Malcolm RennieLord St. John-Smythe
Kim CriswellMrs. Castellari
Georgie GlenMrs. Parsons
Elisabet JohannesdottirMrs. Pearce
Kim SelbyLady Wheaton
Ann Overstall ComfortMrs. Huddleston
Todd GrinnellAndy
David RyallJudge
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