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 by 20th Century Fox in 2002, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones marked George Lucas's return to directing after decades away, continuing the prequel trilogy's exploration of the Republic's fall. Amid mixed critical reception, it remains historically significant for introducing key mythology, expanding the saga's political intrigue, and showcasing early digital filmmaking techniques that pushed the boundaries of effects-driven blockbusters. Its place in franchise history secures ongoing collector interest across all its physical film remnants.
This cell centers on Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, master and apprentice, whose bond forms the emotional backbone of the prequel era. Their dynamic, teacher and student on the edge of tragedy, is among the most sought-after pairings in Star Wars collecting, given its resonance with the trilogy's larger arc toward betrayal and loss. A 35mm frame preserving these two together offers a tangible artifact of that mentorship, a physical fragment from the reel that once projected their shared scenes theatrically, tying the collector directly to the film's original theatrical run.
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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