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 and produced by George Lucas's own Lucasfilm. It marked a technical turning point for the franchise, being shot almost entirely on digital cameras, a first for a major studio blockbuster of this scale. The film deepened the mythology of the Star Wars saga, tracing the fraying bond between master and apprentice against the gathering storm of galactic war, and set the stage for the tragedy that would define the series' central arc.
This cell preserves a frame from a print centered on Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, the two figures whose mentorship and eventual rupture anchor the entire saga. Collectors seek out material featuring this pairing because it represents the emotional core of the prequels, the relationship between teacher and student before it curdles into rivalry. A 35mm cell from this era offers physical connection to the film's theatrical run, a tangible link to a story point audiences would later see fulfilled in tragedy across the following chapters.
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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