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'''Night Watch''' |
'''Night Watch''' or '''Nightwatch''' may refer to:{{TOC right}} |
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==Being on duty at night== |
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* The nighttime shift worked by a [[security guard]] (night watchman) |
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* [[Nightwatch (Babylon 5)]], a fictional [[intelligence (information gathering)|intelligence]] [[organization]] in the [[science fiction]] television series ''[[Babylon 5]]'' |
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* [[Watchman (law enforcement)]], organized groups of men to deter criminal activity and provide law enforcement |
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* One of the watches stood by sailors who are [[watchkeeping]] |
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* "The Night Watch", a [[song]] by [[progressive rock]] group [[King Crimson]] recorded for their 1974 album ''[[Starless and Bible Black]]'' and a single on ''[[The Night Watch/The Great Deceiver]]'' |
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* Night Watch, the horse that won the 1918 [[Melbourne Cup]] |
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* ''[[CBS News Nightwatch]]'', an overnight news program on [[CBS]] from 1982 to 1992 [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189247/] |
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*[[Nightwatch (comics)]], a [[Marvel Comics]] character |
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==Books== |
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* One of several [[novel]]s: |
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* ''The Night Watch'', a 1977 memoir by Central Intelligence Agency officer [[David Atlee Phillips]] |
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** [[Night Watch (Russian novel)|''Night Watch'' (Russian novel)]], a [[1998]] Russian [[novel]] in [[Sergey Lukyanenko]]'s ''Watch'' [[tetralogy]] |
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===Novels=== |
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* One of several [[film]]s: |
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* ''Night Watch'', a 1972 play by American dramatist [[Lucille Fletcher]], later adapted into the 1973 film) |
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* ''Night Watch'', a 1989 [[UNACO]] novel by Alastair MacNeill |
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** [[Night Watch (2004 film)|''Night Watch'' (2004 film)]], (or ''Nochnoy Dozor''), Russia's highest grossing blockbuster at the time, made from Lukyanenko's novel |
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* ''Night Watch'', a 1990 novel by American writer [[Robin Wayne Bailey]] |
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* [[Night Watch (Sigurðardóttir novel)|''Night Watch'' (Sigurðardóttir novel)]], a 1992 novel by Icelandic author Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir |
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* ''The Night Watch'', a 1997 novel by American-Canadian science fiction and fantasy author [[Sean Stewart]] |
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** ''[[Nattevagten]]'' (1994) also known as ''Nightwatch'' [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110631/] |
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* [[Night Watch (Lukyanenko novel)|''Night Watch'' (Lukyanenko novel)]], a 1998 fantasy novel by Russian author Sergei Lukyanenko |
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* ''Nightwatch'', a 1999 novel by American novelist and screenwriter [[Richard P. Henrick]] |
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** ''[[Le Trou]]'' (1960), a French prison escape film called ''The Night Watch'' in the US |
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* [[Night Watch (Discworld)|''Night Watch'' (''Discworld'')]], a 2002 fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett |
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* [[The Night Watch (Waters novel)|''The Night Watch'' (Waters novel)]], a 2006 historical fiction novel by Sarah Waters |
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* ''Night Watch'', a 2012 novel by American author, attorney, and former New York City prosecutor [[Linda Fairstein]] |
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==Fictional elements== |
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* Night's Watch, a [[list of A Song of Ice and Fire characters#Night's Watch|group of characters from]] the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series of epic fantasy novels |
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* [[Night watchman]] |
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* [[Nightwatch (comics)]], a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics |
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* [[Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Raphael (''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'')]] (also Nightwatcher), a fictional superhero |
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* A paramilitary group in the [[Babylon 5]] universe |
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==Films== |
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{{disambig}} |
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* [[Night Watch (1928 film)|''Night Watch'' (1928 film)]], an American drama film directed by Alexander Korda |
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* [[The Hole (1960 film)|''The Hole'' (1960 film)]] (also ''The Night Watch'' in the US), a French crime film directed by Jacques Becker |
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* [[Night Watch (1973 film)|''Night Watch'' (1973 film)]], a British-American suspense-thriller film directed by Brian G. Hutton |
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* [[Night Watch (1995 film)|''Night Watch'' (1995 film)]], an American television spy film directed by David Jackson |
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* [[Night Watch (2004 film)|''Night Watch'' (2004 film)]], a Russian urban fantasy supernatural thriller film directed by Timur Bekmambetov |
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* ''Rond Nocturna'' ({{langx|en|text=Night Watch|link=no|i=yes}}), a 2005 film by Argentinian writer and filmmaker [[Edgardo Cozarinsky]] |
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* ''[[Nightwatching]]'', a 2007 film directed by Peter Greenaway |
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* ''The Night Watch'', a 2010 film adaptation of Sarah Waters' 2006 historical fiction novel [[The Night Watch (Waters novel)|''The Night Watch'']] |
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==Music== |
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[[nl:Nachtwacht]] |
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[[ru:Ночной дозор]] |
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* "The Night Watch", the fourth track from King Crimson's 1974 album ''[[Starless and Bible Black]]'' |
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* "Night Watch", the eighth track from Tegan and Sara's 2009 album [[Sainthood (album)|''Sainthood'']] |
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* ''Nightwatch'' a 2003 album by Norwegian jazz vocalist and songwriter [[Silje Nergaard]] |
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* [[Noisia]] (also Nightwatch), a Dutch electronic music trio |
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==Television== |
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* ''[[CBS Overnight News]]'' (also ''CBS News Nightwatch''), an American overnight news broadcast |
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* ''[[Nightwatch with Steve Scott]]'', a weekday late-night documentary series in the UK on ITV |
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* [[Nightwatch (TV series)|''Nightwatch'' (TV series)]], an unscripted television series broadcast by A&E |
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==Other uses== |
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* [[Night Watch (video game)|''Night Watch'' (video game)]], a tactical role-playing game developed by Russian developer Nival Interactive |
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* [[Nochnoy Dozor (group)]] ({{langx|en|text=Night Watch|link=no|i=yes}}), a group of mostly Russophone political activists living in Estonia |
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* Operation Nightwatch, a mission undertaken by [[Boeing E-4]] and previously by Boeing EC-135s |
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* Gender neutral term for [[Nightwatchman (cricket)]] |
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==See also== |
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* [[Nightwatchman (disambiguation)|Nightwatchman]] |
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{{disambiguation}} |
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Latest revision as of 12:33, 26 October 2024
Look up night watch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Night Watch or Nightwatch may refer to:
Being on duty at night
[edit]- The nighttime shift worked by a security guard (night watchman)
- Watchman (law enforcement), organized groups of men to deter criminal activity and provide law enforcement
- One of the watches stood by sailors who are watchkeeping
Books
[edit]- The Night Watch, a 1977 memoir by Central Intelligence Agency officer David Atlee Phillips
Novels
[edit]- Night Watch, a 1972 play by American dramatist Lucille Fletcher, later adapted into the 1973 film)
- Night Watch, a 1989 UNACO novel by Alastair MacNeill
- Night Watch, a 1990 novel by American writer Robin Wayne Bailey
- Night Watch (Sigurðardóttir novel), a 1992 novel by Icelandic author Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir
- The Night Watch, a 1997 novel by American-Canadian science fiction and fantasy author Sean Stewart
- Night Watch (Lukyanenko novel), a 1998 fantasy novel by Russian author Sergei Lukyanenko
- Nightwatch, a 1999 novel by American novelist and screenwriter Richard P. Henrick
- Night Watch (Discworld), a 2002 fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett
- The Night Watch (Waters novel), a 2006 historical fiction novel by Sarah Waters
- Night Watch, a 2012 novel by American author, attorney, and former New York City prosecutor Linda Fairstein
- Night Watch (Phillips novel), a 2023 novel by American author Jayne Anne Phillips
Fictional elements
[edit]- Night's Watch, a group of characters from the A Song of Ice and Fire series of epic fantasy novels
- Nightwatch (comics), a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics
- Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) (also Nightwatcher), a fictional superhero
- A paramilitary group in the Babylon 5 universe
Films
[edit]- The Night Watch (1925 film), a French drama film directed by Marcel Silver
- The Night Watch (1926 film), a lost silent film directed by Fred Caldwell
- Night Watch (1928 film), an American drama film directed by Alexander Korda
- The Hole (1960 film) (also The Night Watch in the US), a French crime film directed by Jacques Becker
- Night Watch (1973 film), a British-American suspense-thriller film directed by Brian G. Hutton
- Nightwatch (1994 film), a Danish thriller film directed and written by Danish director Ole Bornedal
- Night Watch (1995 film), an American television spy film directed by David Jackson
- Nightwatch (1997 film), an American horror thriller film directed by Ole Bornedal
- Night Watch (2004 film), a Russian urban fantasy supernatural thriller film directed by Timur Bekmambetov
- Rond Nocturna (English: Night Watch), a 2005 film by Argentinian writer and filmmaker Edgardo Cozarinsky
- Nightwatching, a 2007 film directed by Peter Greenaway
- The Night Watch, a 2010 film adaptation of Sarah Waters' 2006 historical fiction novel The Night Watch
Music
[edit]- The Night Watch (album), a live album by the English rock band King Crimson
- "The Night Watch", the fourth track from King Crimson's 1974 album Starless and Bible Black
- "Night Watch", the eighth track from Tegan and Sara's 2009 album Sainthood
- Nightwatch (album), the second solo album from Kenny Loggins
- Nightwatch a 2003 album by Norwegian jazz vocalist and songwriter Silje Nergaard
- Noisia (also Nightwatch), a Dutch electronic music trio
Television
[edit]- CBS Overnight News (also CBS News Nightwatch), an American overnight news broadcast
- Nightwatch with Steve Scott, a weekday late-night documentary series in the UK on ITV
- Nightwatch (TV series), an unscripted television series broadcast by A&E
Other uses
[edit]- The Night Watch, a 1642 painting by Rembrandt van Rijn
- Night Watch (video game), a tactical role-playing game developed by Russian developer Nival Interactive
- Nochnoy Dozor (group) (English: Night Watch), a group of mostly Russophone political activists living in Estonia
- Operation Nightwatch, a mission undertaken by Boeing E-4 and previously by Boeing EC-135s
- Gender neutral term for Nightwatchman (cricket)
See also
[edit]
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