---
title: 'Hysteria (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tanya Wexler'
released: '2011-09-15'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'Luxembourg'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hysteria-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1435513/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hysteria (2011)

2011 · 99 min · Romance · United Kingdom, France, Luxembourg


## Synopsis

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, is based on the discredited theory that the medical management of hysteria led to the invention of the vibrator.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tanya Wexler](https://cinepixo.com/people/tanya-wexler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gast Waltzing](https://cinepixo.com/people/gast-waltzing)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sean Bobbitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-bobbitt)

## Cast

- [Felicity Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/felicity-jones)
- [Maggie Gyllenhaal](https://cinepixo.com/people/maggie-gyllenhaal)
- [David Ryall](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-ryall)
- [Jules Werner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jules-werner)
- [Anna Chancellor](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-chancellor)
- [Jonathan Pryce](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-pryce)
- [Hugh Dancy](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-dancy)
- [Kate Linder](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-linder)
- [Ashley Jensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ashley-jensen)
- [Sheridan Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/sheridan-smith)
- [Malcolm Rennie](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-rennie)
- [Rupert Everett](https://cinepixo.com/people/rupert-everett)
- [Gemma Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/gemma-jones)

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Official site: http://www.sonyclassics.com/hysteria
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/hysteria-2011
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