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About Face may refer to: * About-face, a
drill command Drill commands are generally used with a group that is marching, most often in military foot drills or in a marching band. Drill commands are usually heard in major events involving service personnel, reservists and veterans of a country's arm ...
in which a unit or soldier makes a 180-degree turn


Film

* ''About Face'' (1942 film), a 1942 American film * ''About Face'' (1952 film), a 1952 film starring Gordon MacRae and Eddie Bracken * ''About Face'' (2008 film), a Canadian film starring Hugh Dillon * ''About Face'', a 1991 film by
Norman Cowie Norman Cowie is a video artist and writer in Los Angeles. Some of his productions include: ''Signal to Noise: Life with Television'' (Co-Director; 1996), ''The Third Wave'', ''Miss Menu's Interactive World'', ''Poison Ivy'' (1995), ''Mr. Rogers G ...
* About Face Media, a content marketing agency


Literature

* ''About Face'' (play), a play by Dario Fo * ''About Face: The Essentials of User Interface Design'', a book by
Alan Cooper Alan Cooper (born June 3, 1952) is an American software designer and programmer. Widely recognized as the "Father of Visual Basic", Cooper is also known for his books ''About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design'' and ''The Inmates Are R ...
* ''About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior'', an autobiography by U.S. Army Colonel
David Hackworth David Haskell Hackworth (November 11, 1930 – May 4, 2005), also known as Hack, was a prominent journalist, military journalist and a famous former United States Army colonel who was decorated in both the Korean War and Vietnam War. Hackworth ...
* ''About Face'' (novel), volume 18 in
Donna Leon Donna Leon (; born in Montclair, New Jersey) is the American author of a series of crime novels set in Venice, Italy, featuring the fictional hero Commissario Guido Brunetti. In 2003, she received the Corine Literature Prize. Leon lived in Veni ...
's Brunnetti series (2009) * ''About Face'', a short comic by
Nate Powell Nathan Lee Powell (born 1978) is an American graphic novelist and musician. His 2008 graphic novel ''Swallow Me Whole'' won an Ignatz Award and Eisner Award for Best Original Graphic Novel. He illustrated the ''March'' trilogy, an autobiographical ...


Music

* ''About Face'' (album), a 1984 album by David Gilmour * ''About Face'', an album by
The Working Title The Working Title was formed in 2001 and released their first E.P. ''Everyone Here Is Wrong'' in 2003. The EP was rated 5 out of 5 in Alternative Press Magazine, which also labeled The Working Title "A Band To Watch". The band's next LP, About F ...


Television

* ''About Face'' (TV series), a 1989–1991 British sitcom * ''
About Faces ''About Faces'' is an American game show that aired from January 4, 1960, to June 30, 1961, created by Ralph Edwards. The host was Ben Alexander and the show's announcer was Tom Kennedy. Gameplay Two contestants were given clues about incident ...
'', a 1960s American game show


Episodes

* "About Face" (''As Told by Ginger'') * "About Face" (''The Closer'') * "About Face" (''Criminal Minds'') * "About Face" (''CSI: Miami'') * "About Face" (''Duckman'') * "About Face" (''Major Dad'') * "About Face" (''NCIS'') * "About Face", an episode of ''Army Wives'' * "About Face", an episode of ''Tales from the Crypt''


Other uses

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AboutFace (charity) AboutFace is a Canadian registered charity founded in 1985. AboutFace is the only Canadian charity dedicated to providing support and programs to individuals with facial disfiguration, and their families. Since its creation, AboutFace has aided ...
, a Canadian charity providing support for children with facial disfigurations *
Operation About Face Kou Kiet (translation: Redeem Honor; also called Operation About Face) was a major Laotian Civil War victory for the anti-communist troops of the Kingdom of Laos. Patterned after prior Operation Raindance, it depended upon extensive air strikes bla ...
or Project About Face, a military operation of the Laotian Civil War * About Face: Veterans Against the War, former Iraq War veterans, Afghanistan War veterans, and others who are opposed to the U.S. military invasion and occupation in Iraq from 2003 to 2011


See also

*
Reverse ferret In British media, a reverse ferret is a sudden reversal in an organisation's editorial or political line on a certain issue. Generally, this will involve no acknowledgement of the previous position. The term originates from Kelvin MacKenzie's time ...
, a sudden reversal of a narrative *
U-turn (disambiguation) A U-turn is a driving maneuver used to reverse direction. U-turn may also refer to: Business and finance * U-turn (banking), a type of international financial transaction * U-Turn Audio, an American audio equipment manufacturer * U-Turn GmbH, a ...
* Turn Around (disambiguation) * Turnaround (disambiguation) {{disambiguation