Hysteria (2011 film)

Hysteria
Theatrical poster
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
Release dates	15 September 2011 (2011-09-15) (Toronto) 17 November 2011 (2011-11-17) (Russia)
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.^[1] The film, set in the Victorian era, shows how the medical management of hysteria led to the invention of the vibrator.^[1]