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 directing after decades away, continuing the prequel trilogy that reintroduced Star Wars to a new generation. Built on groundbreaking digital cinematography and effects work, the film expanded the saga's scope, deepening the political intrigue of the Republic while advancing the doomed romance between Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala. It remains a pivotal chapter for tracing Anakin's path from promising Jedi apprentice toward the tragedy that defines his arc across the series.
This 35MM cell preserves a frame of Anakin Skywalker himself, the central figure of the prequel era and one of the most sought-after names among Star Wars collectors. As the character whose fall shapes the entire saga, Anakin holds a singular place in the mythology, and physical film artifacts bearing his image carry particular weight for those tracing his transformation on screen. A cell like this offers a tangible link to that arc, a fragment of the actual print that carried his story through theaters in 2002, connecting the collector directly to the character's presence in this defining installment.
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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