Hysteria (2011 film)
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| Directed by | Tanya Wexler |
| Written by | Jonah Lisa Dyer Stephen Dyer Howard Gensler |
| Produced by | Tracey Becker Judy Cairo Sarah Curtis |
| Starring | Maggie Gyllenhaal Hugh Dancy Felicity Jones |
| Cinematography | Sean Bobbitt |
| Edited by | Jon Gregory |
| Music by | Gast Waltzing Christian Henson |
Production companies | Informant Media Beachfront Films Forthcoming Productions Chimera Films LLC by alternative pictures Delux Productions Lankn Media WDR/Arte arte France Cinéma |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $15.3 million |
Hysteria is a 2011 British period romantic comedy film directed by Tanya Wexler. It stars Hugh Dancy and Maggie Gyllenhaal, with Felicity Jones, Jonathan Pryce, and Rupert Everett appearing in key supporting roles. The film, set in the Victorian era, shows how the medical management of hysteria led to the invention of the vibrator.