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 the second chapter of George Lucas's prequel trilogy, released by 20th Century Fox and produced through Lucasfilm. It marked a technical leap for the franchise, shot on digital cameras and leaning further into computer-generated environments, while deepening the saga's mythology with the onset of the Clone Wars and the fraying of the Jedi Order. As a Star Wars entry, it holds a permanent place in blockbuster history, tied to one of cinema's most enduring and collected properties.
This cell carries the name Anakin Skywalker, the character whose arc defines the prequel era and whose eventual fall anchors the entire saga. Collectors seek his frames for that duality: the promise of a chosen one alongside the seeds of Darth Vader. A 35mm cell bearing his name preserves a physical fragment of that transformation as it unfolds on film, a tangible link to a pivotal moment in the character's screen history and in the broader Star Wars mythos.
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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