Hysteria

Nan
1h 40m
2011
6.673 /10 (839)

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.

Country : United Kingdom, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Switzerland
Languages : English
Released Date: 2011-06-06

Top Billed Cast

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Charlotte Dalrymple

Hugh Dancy

Dr. Mortimer Granville

Jonathan Pryce

Dr. Robert Dalrymple

Felicity Jones

Emily Dalrymple

Rupert Everett

Lord Edmund St. John-Smythe

Ashley Jensen

Fanny

Sheridan Smith

Molly the Lolly

Gemma Jones

Lady St. John-Smythe

Tobias Menzies

Mr. Squyers

Malcolm Rennie

Lord St. John-Smythe

Kim Criswell

Mrs. Castellari

Georgie Glen

Mrs. Parsons

Elisabet Johannesdottir

Mrs. Pearce

Linda Woodhall

Nurse Smalley

Kim Selby

Lady Wheaton

Ann Overstall Comfort

Mrs. Huddleston

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