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, Attack of the Clones was the second chapter of George Lucas's prequel trilogy, expanding the Star Wars saga with sweeping digital effects and the deepening conflict that would fracture the Jedi Order. It reintroduced audiences to a galaxy on the edge of war, tracing the political unrest that leads directly into the Clone Wars. As a technical achievement and a bridge between the original and prequel eras, the film holds a firm place in franchise history, valued by collectors for its role in shaping the saga's turning point.
This piece captures Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker together, the master and apprentice whose bond anchors the prequels' emotional arc. Their pairing represents mentorship strained by ambition and fate, a relationship collectors prize for its foreshadowing of the saga's central tragedy. A 35mm cell from this era preserves a physical fragment of that story, a tangible link to the era before digital projection when every frame passed through the camera and projector alike. For enthusiasts, it stands as a compact artifact of two characters whose shared history defines much of the saga's meaning.
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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