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Quick Info

Rating

6.7/10

Release2011

Runtime1h 40m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

Revenue$9,504,139

Production

Forthcoming Productions

Beachfront Films

Chimera Films LLC

Informant Media

ARTE France Cinéma

Movie

Hysteria

2011

1h 40m

6.7

Comedy

Romance

Synopsis

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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