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 installment of George Lucas's prequel trilogy, released through 20th Century Fox and Lucasfilm. It marked a technical leap for the franchise, shot almost entirely on digital cameras, and pushed the saga deeper into the political unraveling that would give rise to the Empire. For longtime fans, this chapter matters as the hinge point where Anakin Skywalker's story begins its slow turn, setting the stage for the tragedy to come and reintroducing audiences to the galaxy that started it all decades earlier.
This cell bears the name Anakin Skywalker, the young Jedi whose arc across the prequels defines the entire saga's emotional core. Collectors seek frames tied to him for their connection to one of cinema's most consequential character journeys, the path from promising apprentice to the man who becomes Darth Vader. A 35MM cell carrying his name preserves a physical fragment of that unfolding, a tangible piece of the print reel from a film that reshaped how his story would be understood by generations of viewers.
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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