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
Released in 2002 by 20th Century Fox under Lucasfilm, Attack of the Clones marked the second chapter of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, a continuation of George Lucas's origin story for Anakin Skywalker. Coming three years after The Phantom Menace, it pushed further into digital filmmaking, becoming one of the first major studio productions shot entirely on high definition cameras. It expanded the mythology of the Jedi Order and set the stage for the fall that would define the saga, cementing the prequels' place in franchise history despite mixed contemporary reception.
This cell preserves a frame of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker together, the mentor and apprentice pairing at the heart of the prequel era. Their bond, marked by loyalty, tension, and eventual tragedy, remains one of the most collected relationships in the franchise. A 35MM cell like this comes from the physical release print itself, a tangible artifact of the theatrical run rather than a promotional or digital reproduction, making it a direct piece of the film as audiences first saw it.
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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