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 marked George Lucas's return to full directorial control over the prequel trilogy, expanding the Star Wars universe with the Clone Wars' origins and deepening the mythology that had captivated audiences since 1977. As the second installment of the prequels, it bridged Anakin Skywalker's childhood introduction in The Phantom Menace with his eventual transformation, using groundbreaking digital effects and a fully virtual production pipeline that pushed blockbuster filmmaking into new technical territory.
A 35mm cell bearing Anakin Skywalker's name centers this piece on the character whose arc defines the entire saga's tragedy, the boy from Tatooine now grown into a conflicted young Jedi. Collectors seek Anakin material from this era specifically because it captures him before the fall, still framed as hero and protector rather than the figure he becomes. A cell like this, drawn directly from the film's original 35mm printing, preserves a physical fragment of that transitional chapter, tying the actor's performance and Lucas's vision to a tangible artifact from the reel itself.
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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