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 Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox, Attack of the Clones marked George Lucas's return to the director's chair for the second chapter of the prequel trilogy. Arriving amid enormous anticipation, it deepened the mythology of the Jedi Order and the fall of the Republic, pushing digital filmmaking further than any studio production before it. As a piece of blockbuster history, it represents a pivotal moment when Star Wars fully embraced new technology while still working to capture the character-driven storytelling that made the original films endure.
This cell centers on Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, the master and apprentice whose bond forms the emotional spine of the prequel era. Collectors prize footage pairing these two names because it speaks directly to the mentor-student dynamic that will eventually fracture into tragedy across the saga. A frame carrying both figures together, drawn straight from the theatrical print, preserves a piece of that relationship in its earlier, more hopeful form, before the weight of galactic conflict and personal betrayal reshapes everything between them.
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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