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 chapter of George Lucas's prequel trilogy, released through Twentieth Century Fox under Lucasfilm's banner. It marked a technical leap for the franchise, shot almost entirely on digital cameras, and pushed the saga deeper into the political unraveling that would give rise to the Empire. Alongside its effects work, the film is remembered for advancing the romance between its two young leads, a relationship central to the saga's larger tragedy.
This cell centers on Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker, the pairing whose bond drives much of the film's emotional arc and the galaxy's eventual fall. Padmé, the former queen turned senator, and Anakin, the apprentice edging toward darkness, remain among the most sought-after figures from this era for collectors tracing the saga's turning points. A 35mm cell bearing their names preserves a fragment of that unfolding story, a physical remnant from the actual release print rather than a reproduction, tying the collector directly to the moment as it played in theaters.
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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