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
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones arrived in 2002 as George Lucas's second prequel installment, released under Lucasfilm and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It marked a technical leap for the franchise, shot almost entirely on digital cameras, a first for a major studio production. The film deepened the saga's political intrigue and set the stage for Anakin Skywalker's turn, while expanding the galaxy's mythology for a generation raised on the original trilogy. As a series entry, it remains a touchstone for collectors tracing Lucas's evolving vision across two distinct film eras.
This cell bears the name Padmé Amidala, the Naboo senator whose steadily deepening arc anchors the political and romantic threads of the saga. Frames tied to her name draw interest from collectors who follow the character across her transformation from queen to senator to central figure in Anakin's story. A 35MM cell like this preserves a physical fragment of that thread, a tangible artifact from the actual release print rather than a reproduction, offering a direct connection to the character's presence within this chapter of the saga.
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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