Special Unit - The First Murder vs The Last Man to Hang
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 5.7/10 for The Last Man to Hang). The Last Man to Hang is the shorter watch at 1h 15m compared with 2h 5m. The Last Man to Hang is the older of the two (1956 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Special Unit - The First Murder
The Last Man to Hang| Special Unit - The First Murder | The Last Man to Hang | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 5.7/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1956 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 1h 15m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Christoffer Boe | Terence Fisher |
| Main cast | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt | Anthony Newley, Tom Conway, Elizabeth Sellars, Eunice Gayson, Freda Jackson |
Synopsis
Special Unit - The First Murder
Denmark in 1927. The ambitious police officer Otto Himmelstrup leads the newly formed Special Unit, which is tasked with assisting local police in solving particularly difficult crimes. When a body is found in a burnt-out summer house in Esbjerg, Otto and his team begin to unravel an unusual murder mystery, revealing power struggles and corruption among the city’s elite. The closer the unit gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes…
The Last Man to Hang
A man is tried for the murder of his neurotic wife by means of a sedative overdose.
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