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, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones arrived as the second installment of George Lucas's prequel trilogy under Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox. Building on the mythology established in The Phantom Menace, it deepened the political intrigue of the Republic's decline and pushed forward the technical ambitions of the saga, being one of the first major studio features shot entirely on high-definition digital cameras. It remains a touchstone for its era, marking a pivotal turn toward the Clone Wars and the eventual rise of the Empire.
This cell bears the name Anakin Skywalker, the young Jedi whose arc across the prequels traces the seeds of his fall to darkness. Collectors seek frames of this character for their significance to the larger saga, as this film captures Anakin at a formative crossroads, torn between duty and desire. A 35mm cell from this era preserves an authentic frame of celluloid straight from a theatrical print, offering a tangible piece of the film's original photographic record rather than a reproduction.
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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