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 the director's chair for the middle chapter of the prequel trilogy. Arriving three years after The Phantom Menace, it pushed the saga's visual ambitions further, shooting almost entirely on digital cameras and expanding the galaxy with the Clone Wars that would reshape the Republic. The film deepened the mythology surrounding Anakin Skywalker, tracing his path from a promising young Jedi toward the darker choices that define his legacy.
This cell bears Anakin Skywalker's name alone, placing him at the center of the frame without accompanying characters. He remains one of the most sought-after figures in Star Wars collecting, the pivot point between hope and tragedy across the entire saga. A cell carrying only his name suggests a moment built around his presence and interiority, a single strip of 35MM film preserved from the physical print struck for theatrical release, the kind of artifact collectors prize precisely because it isolates one figure from the larger story unfolding around him.
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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