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
Attack of the Clones arrived in 2002 as the second installment of Lucasfilm's prequel trilogy, released through 20th Century Fox and directed by George Lucas. Following the divisive Phantom Menace, the film carried heavy expectations, introducing the galaxy-spanning conflict that would define the saga's back half and deepening the romance between its two central figures. It marked a technical leap for the franchise, shot largely on early digital cinema formats, and remains a touchstone for fans tracking the series' visual evolution.
This cell centers on Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker, the pairing at the emotional core of the prequels. Their relationship drives much of the film's drama, setting up the fall that reshapes the entire saga, which makes any frame pairing them a natural focal point for collectors. A 35mm cell like this preserves a physical sliver of that shared screen time, a tangible artifact from the reel rather than a reproduction, tying the collector directly to the era of practical film release and theatrical projection.
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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