Named in the title of 3 peer-reviewed works
Examples
La Force est avec George! Star Wars : Episode II — Attack of the Clones Star Wars : Episode II — Attack of the Clones — Ciné-Bulles : Le cinéma d’auteur avant tout, 2002
Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones (Motion picture) — Sight & sound/Sight and sound, 2002
La Force est avec George! / Star Wars : Episode II — Attack of the Clones — Ciné-Bulles : Le cinéma d’auteur avant tout, 2002
Sources: Wikidata · OpenAlex · Library of Congress. The record of the motion picture, not an assessment of this cell.
FILM NOTES
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones arrived in 2002 as the second installment of the prequel trilogy, released by 20th Century Fox under George Lucas's direction and continued creative control at Lucasfilm. It expanded the saga's mythology by tracing the Clone Wars' origins and the fracture of the Jedi Order, while pushing digital filmmaking further than its predecessor had dared. For longtime fans, the film marked a pivotal chapter, deepening Anakin Skywalker's arc from padawan to the man who would become Darth Vader, a transformation central to the entire saga's tragedy.
This 35MM cell preserves a frame of Anakin Skywalker himself, the character whose descent gives the prequels their weight. Collectors seek him out because his journey anchors the trilogy's emotional core, the seed of Vader planted here for those who know where the story leads. A cell like this offers a physical fragment of that unfolding history, a tangible piece of the film reel itself, holding one moment from Anakin's presence on screen without further context beyond his name and the story he carries forward.
This original motion picture film element has been examined and authenticated by Crown Grading in partnership with National Film Vault, and encapsulated for archival preservation.
Why so little survivesRelease prints were leased to theaters, not sold. When the run ended they went back to the distributor to be destroyed, and most were. What collectors hold today came from the prints that escaped that order, and no new 35mm prints of these films are being struck.
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