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 marked George Lucas's return to the director's chair for the middle chapter of the prequel trilogy, produced under Lucasfilm and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It arrived amid enormous anticipation, pushing digital filmmaking further into the mainstream and deepening the saga's mythology by tracing the fall of the Republic and the early turns of Anakin Skywalker toward darkness. For many fans it remains a pivotal entry, bridging the innocence of the first prequel with the tragedy to come.
This particular 35mm cell bears the name Anakin Skywalker, the young Jedi whose arc defines the entire prequel era and whose eventual transformation into Darth Vader makes him one of the most collected figures in Star Wars memorabilia. A cell simply bearing his name, without further scene description, likely comes from a title card, trailer segment, or credits sequence, the kind of frame used to introduce or honor a character rather than depict a specific plot beat. For collectors, such a piece represents a direct, physical link to the character's presence in this film, valued for its connection to Anakin's central place in the saga's unfolding story.
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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