Night Watch or Nightwatch may refer to:
Being on duty at night
* The nighttime shift worked by a
security guard
A security guard (also known as a security inspector, security officer, factory guard, or protective agent) is a person employed by a government or private party to protect the employing party's assets (property, people, equipment, money, etc.) ...
(night watchman)
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Watchman (law enforcement)
Watchmen were organised groups of men, usually authorised by a state, government, city, or society, to deter criminal activity and provide law enforcement as well as traditionally perform the services of public security, public safety, fire looko ...
, organized groups of men to deter criminal activity and provide law enforcement
* One of the watches stood by sailors who are
watchkeeping
Watchkeeping or watchstanding is the assignment of sailors to specific roles on a ship to operate it continuously. These assignments, also known at sea as ''watches'', are constantly active as they are considered essential to the safe operation ...
Books
* ''The Night Watch'', a 1977 memoir by Central Intelligence Agency officer
David Atlee Phillips
David Atlee Phillips (October 31, 1922 – July 7, 1988) was an American Central Intelligence Agency officer of 25 years and a recipient of the Career Intelligence Medal. Phillips rose to become the CIA's chief of operations for the Western He ...
Novels
* ''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
Robin Wayne Bailey (born 1952) is an American writer of speculative fiction, both fantasy and science fiction. He is a founder of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame (1996) and a past president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America ...
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''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
Sean Stewart (born June 2, 1965) is an American-Canadian science fiction and fantasy author.
Biography
Born in Lubbock, Texas, Sean Stewart moved to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 1968. After stints in Houston, Texas, Vancouver, British Colum ...
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''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
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''Night Watch'' (''Discworld''), a 2002 fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett
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''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
Linda Fairstein (born May 5, 1947) is an American author, attorney, and former New York City prosecutor focusing on crimes of violence against women and children. She was the head of the sex crimes unit of the Manhattan District Attorney's offic ...
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''Night Watch'' (Phillips novel), a 2023 novel by American author Jayne Anne Phillips
Fictional elements
* Night's Watch, a
group of characters from the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series of epic fantasy novels
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Nightwatch (comics)
Nightwatch, also known as Nighteater, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He exists in Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. His creation, appearance and abilities were in ...
, a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics
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Raphael (''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'') (also Nightwatcher), a fictional superhero
* A paramilitary group in the
Babylon 5
''Babylon 5'' is an American space opera television series created by writer and producer J. Michael Straczynski, under the Babylonian Productions label, in association with Straczynski's Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Warner Bros. Domestic Tel ...
universe
Films
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''The Night Watch'' (1925 film), a French drama film directed by Marcel Silver
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''The Night Watch'' (1926 film), a lost silent film directed by Fred Caldwell
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''Night Watch'' (1928 film), an American drama film directed by Alexander Korda
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''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), a British-American suspense-thriller film directed by Brian G. Hutton
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''Nightwatch'' (1994 film), a Danish thriller film directed and written by Danish director Ole Bornedal
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''Night Watch'' (1995 film), an American television spy film directed by David Jackson
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''Nightwatch'' (1997 film), an American horror thriller film directed by Ole Bornedal
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''Night Watch'' (2004 film), a Russian urban fantasy supernatural thriller film directed by Timur Bekmambetov
* ''Rond Nocturna'' (), a 2005 film by Argentinian writer and filmmaker
Edgardo Cozarinsky
Edgardo Cozarinsky (; 13 January 1939 – 2 June 2024) was an Argentine writer and filmmaker. He was best known for his Spanish-language novel ''Vudú urbano''.
Life and career
Cozarinsky was born to an Argentine family of Ukrainian-Jewish desce ...
* ''
Nightwatching
''Nightwatching'' is a 2007 film about the artist Rembrandt and the creation of his 1642 painting ''Night Watch (painting), The Night Watch''. The film is directed by Peter Greenaway and stars Martin Freeman as Rembrandt, with Eva Birthistle as h ...
'', 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
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''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
''Starless and Bible Black'' is the sixth studio album by English progressive rock band King Crimson, released in March 1974 by Island Records in the United Kingdom and by Atlantic Records in the United States. It features most of the personne ...
''
* "Night Watch", the eighth track from Tegan and Sara's 2009 album
''Sainthood''
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''Nightwatch'' (album), the second solo album from Kenny Loggins
* ''Nightwatch'' a 2003 album by Norwegian jazz vocalist and songwriter
Silje Nergaard
Silje Nergaard (born 19 June 1966) is a Norwegian jazz vocalist and songwriter. She is one of the best-selling jazz artists on the official sales chart in Norway. She became known worldwide after the release of the international bestseller ''Tel ...
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Noisia
Noisia was a Dutch electronic music trio from Groningen, Netherlands. The trio was composed of Nik Roos, Martijn van Sonderen, and Thijs de Vlieger. Their music spanned several genres, including drum and bass, dubstep, breakbeat, and house. They ...
(also Nightwatch), a Dutch electronic music trio
Television
* ''
CBS Overnight News
''CBS News Roundup'' is an American overnight news program broadcast by CBS News 24/7 and CBS. Airing during the early morning hours each Monday through Friday, the program is anchored Jessi Mitchell.
CBS has carried an overnight news block s ...
'' (also ''CBS News Nightwatch''), an American overnight news broadcast
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Nightwatch with Steve Scott
''Nightwatch with Steve Scott'' is a weekday late-night documentary series in the UK on ITV, first broadcast on 8 January 2008. The series was presented by the ''ITV News'' journalist Steve Scott and was produced by ITV Central. ''Nightwatch'' ...
'', a weekday late-night documentary series in the UK on ITV
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''Nightwatch'' (TV series), an unscripted television series broadcast by A&E
Other uses
* ''
The Night Watch
''Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq'', also known as ''The Shooting Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch'', but commonly referred to as ''The Night Watch'' (), is a 1642 painting ...
'', a 1642 painting by Rembrandt van Rijn
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''Night Watch'' (video game), a tactical role-playing game developed by Russian developer Nival Interactive
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Nochnoy Dozor (group) (), a group of mostly Russophone political activists living in Estonia
* Operation Nightwatch, a mission undertaken by
Boeing E-4
The Boeing E-4 Advanced Airborne Command Post (AACP), the current "Nightwatch" aircraft, is a series of strategic command and control military aircraft operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). The E-4 series are specially modified from ...
and previously by Boeing EC-135s
* Gender neutral term for
Nightwatchman (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a nightwatchman is a lower-order batter who comes in to bat higher up the order than usual near the end of the day's play. The nightwatchman's job is to maintain most of the strike until the close of play.
The name come ...
See also
*
Nightwatchman
*
Watches of the Night
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