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 by 20th Century Fox and produced through Lucasfilm. It carried the weight of expanding the saga's mythology, tracing the fracture of the Jedi Order and the political drift toward empire. The film pushed digital filmmaking further than its predecessor, shot almost entirely on high definition video, marking a technical turning point for major studio productions. For longtime fans, it deepened the bond between mentor and apprentice that would ultimately define the saga's tragedy.
This cell centers on Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, the central master and student pairing whose relationship anchors the prequel era. Collectors prize this duo for the tension and loyalty their dynamic represents, a relationship that shapes the entire arc of the saga. A 35mm cell from this reel preserves a physical fragment of that theatrical run, a strip once projected before audiences, now a tactile artifact standing in for the larger story of two Jedi bound together before their eventual, fated separation.
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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