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 entry in George Lucas's prequel trilogy, released by 20th Century Fox and produced through Lucasfilm. It marked a technical turning point for the franchise, shot largely on digital cameras and pushing effects work further than the original series had attempted. Coming three years after The Phantom Menace, it carried the weight of continuing a story fans had waited over two decades to see completed, deepening the political intrigue of the Republic while advancing the romance that would shape the saga's tragic arc.
This cell centers on Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker, two of the most sought-after figures from the prequel era, their pairing representing the emotional core of Episode II. Their names together point directly to the forbidden relationship at the heart of the film, the courtship that sets Anakin's fall in motion. A 35MM cell like this preserves an authentic frame of release printing, the physical film stock once projected in theaters, giving collectors a tangible artifact tied to this pivotal on-screen pairing.
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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