Witness (disambiguation)

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A witness is someone who has first-hand knowledge of something, especially a crime or dramatic event, and usually by seeing it.

Witness may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

• The Witness (1969 French film), a 1969 French film
• The Witness (1969 Hungarian film), a 1969 Hungarian film, also known as A tanú
• Witness (1985 film), a film directed by Peter Weir
• Witness (1988 film), a 1988 Malayalam film
• The Witness (1992 film), a 1992 short film starring Elijah Wood and Gary Sinise
• The Witness (2000 film), a film by James LaVeck and Jenny Stein
• Witnesses (film), a 2003 Croatian film
• The Witness (2012 film), a Philippine film
• The Witness (2015 Chinese film), a Chinese film
• The Witness (2015 American film), an American documentary about the murder of Kitty Genovese

Games

• The Witness (1983 video game), an interactive fiction computer game
• The Witness (2016 video game), an exploration-puzzle game

Literature

• Witness (autobiography), an autobiography by Whittaker Chambers
• Witness (novel), a 2001 verse novel of historical fiction by Karen Hesse

Music

Groups

• Witness (80s band), an Atlanta rock band
• Witness (French band), a French band
• Witness (Gospel quartet), a female Gospel quartet
• Witness (UK band), an English alternative rock band
• A Witness, an English alternative rock band

Albums

• Witness (Benjamin Booker album), 2017
• Witness (Blessthefall album), 2009
• Witness (Dave Douglas album), 2001
• Witness (Katy Perry album), 2017
• Witness (Modern Life Is War album), 2005
• Witness (Show of Hands album), 2006
• Witness (Spooky Tooth album), 1973

Songs

• "Witness", a song by Tori Amos from The Beekeeper
• "Witness", a song by Joan as Police Woman from The Classic
• "Witness", a song by Sarah McLachlan from Surfacing

Periodicals

• Witness (magazine), a magazine published by the Black Mountain Institute
• Witness (religious newspaper) edited by Hugh Miller in the mid nineteenth century
• The Witness (South African newspaper), a daily newspaper published in Pietermaritzburg

Plays

• Witness (play), a 1968 play by Terrence McNally
• Witness: Five Plays from the Gospel of Luke, a series of BBC Radio plays

Television

Series

• Witness (2006 TV programme), a documentary programme that airs on Al Jazeera English
• Witness (TV series), a Canadian documentary television series (1992–2004)
• The Witness (TV series), a 1960-61 television show broadcast on the CBS network
• Witnesses (TV series), a 2015 French television series (Les Témoins)

Episodes

• "Witness" (The Secret Circle), a 2012 episode of the American television series The Secret Circle
• "The Witness" (Queen of Swords), a 2000 episode of the TV series Queen of Swords

Other arts, entertainment, and media

• Witness (comics)
• Witness, a cast-iron sculpture by Antony Gormley

Mathematics

• Witness (mathematics), a value t for variable x in existential statement ∃x φ(x) that renders φ(x) true
• Witness, a number that plays a role in a primality test

Other uses

• Witness (altar), a monument in the Book of Joshua
• Witness (organization), a non-profit organization started by Peter Gabriel
• Witnesses, different documents of a single, original text in textual criticism

See also

• Eyewitness (disambiguation), various meanings
• Jehovah's Witnesses
• Two witnesses
• Three Witnesses
• Eight Witnesses