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 of the prequel trilogy, expanding the Star Wars universe with the Clone Wars narrative that would reshape the saga's political and personal stakes. As the second installment, it deepened the mythology surrounding the Republic's fall and introduced audiences to a galaxy on the brink of war, cementing its place in the franchise's larger arc toward the original trilogy.
This 35MM cell bears the name Anakin Skywalker, the future Darth Vader, whose journey from promising Jedi to tragic figure anchors the prequel films. Collectors seek pieces tied to Anakin for his central role in the saga's tragedy, a character whose fate looms over every appearance. A cell under this name preserves a frame of film stock from a physical print, a tangible artifact from the movie's theatrical run, offering owners a direct link to the character's presence within Episode II'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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