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Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones [2002]

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2001
Running Times:  
Format: colour     shot entirely digitally on Cine Alta HDTV [1080p, 24 fps]     35mm [release prints]
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: Dolby EX 6.1
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SELECTED CREDITS

[Full Credits]

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Lucasfilms
Executive Producer: George Lucas
Producer: Rick McCallum

SCRIPT
Script: George Lucas, Jonathan Hales

DIRECTION
Director: George Lucas

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: David Tattersall
Additional Shooting Crew Director of Photography: Giles Nuttgens
High Definition Camera Supervisor: Fred Meyers

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Ben Burtt

MUSIC
Music: John Williams

SOUND
Sound Designer: Ben Burtt
Sound Recordist: Paul 'Salty' Brincat

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up Supervisor: Lesley Vanderwalt
Make Up: Lynn Wheeler, Wizzy Molineaux
Key Hair: Sue Love
Hair: Wendy De Waal, Jen Stanfield, Simon Zanker
Costume Designer: Trisha Biggar

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Additional Shooting Crew Prosthetic Make Up: Paul Spateri, Mark Coulier, Barrie Gower, Shaune Harrison, Kate Hill

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisors: Dave Young, Geoffrey Heron

VISUAL EFFECTS
Special Visual Effects And Animation: Industrial Light and Magic
Visual Effects Executive Producer: Judith Weaver
Visual Effects Producers: Jill Brooks, Gretchen Libby, Heather MacDonald
Visual Effects Supervisors: John Knoll, Pablo Helman, Ben Snow, Dennis Muren

DIGITAL EFFECTS
Computer Graphics Supervisors: Kevin Barnhill, Daniel Goldman, Samir Hoon, Robert Marinic, David Meny, Curt Miyashiro, Patrick T. Myers, Henry Preston

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Gavin Bocquet
Design Director: Doug Chiang
Supervising Art Director: Peter Russell
Art Directors: Jonathan Lee, Ian Gracie, Phil Harvey, Michelle McGahey, Fred Hole

LOCATIONS
Studios: Fox Studios, Australia; Elstree Film Studios, England, UK; Ealing Film Studios, England, UK
Locations: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Lake Como, Lombardia, Italy; Royal Palace, Caserta, Campania, Italy; Tozeur, Tunisia; Matmata, Tunisia; Plaza de España, Sevilla, Spain
Italian Unit Matmata Location Manager: Mounir Hlawet

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator / Swordmaster: Nick Gillard
Assistant Stunt Coordinator: Richard Boué
Stunts: Daniel Stevens, Avril Wynne, Chris Mitchell, Dean Gould, Dar Davies, Robert Simper, Jon Heaney, Ray Anthony, Joss Gower

CASTING
Casting: Robin Gurland

CAST
Ewan McGregor [Obi-Wan Kenobi]
Natalie Portman [Padmé]
Hayden Christensen [Anakin Skywalker]
Christopher Lee [Count Dooku]
Samuel L. Jackson [Mace Windu]
Frank Oz [Yoda]
Ian Mcdiarmid [Supreme Chancellor Palpatine]
Pernilla August [Shmi Skywalker]
Temuera Morrison [Jango Fett]
Jimmy Smits [Senator Bail Organa]
Jack Thompson [Cliegg Lars]
Leeanna Walsman [Zam Wesell]
Ahmed Best [Jar Jar Binks]
Rose Byrne [Dormé]
Oliver Ford Davies [Sio Bibble]
Ronald Falk [Dexter Jettster]
Jay Laga'aia [Captain Typho]
Andrew Secombe [Watto]
Anthony Daniels [C-3PO]
Silas Carson [Ki-Adi-Mundi / Nute Gunray]
Ayesha Dharker [Queen Jamillia]
Daniel Logan [Boba Fett]
Joel Edgerton [Owen Lars]
Bonnie Maree Piesse [Beru]
Anthony Phelan [voice of Lama Su]
Rena Owen [voice of Taun We]
Alethea McGrath [Madame Jocasta Nu]
Susie Porter [Hermione Bagwa]
Matt Doran [Elan Sleazebaggano]
Alan Ruscoe [Lott Dod]
Matt Sloan [Plo Koon]
Veronica Segura [Cordé]
David Bowers [Mas Amedda]
Steve John Shepherd [Naboo Lieutenant]
Bodie 'Tihoi' Taylor [Clone Trooper]
Taa Matt Rowan [Senator Orn Free]
Steven Boyle [Senator Ask Aak]
Zachariah Jensen [Kit Fisto]
Alex Knoll [J.K.Burtola]
Phoebe Yiamkiati [Mari Amithest]
Kenny Baker [R2-D2]
Jerome Blake [Oppo Rancisis]
Hassani Shapi [Eeth Koth]
Gin [Adi Gallia]
Khan Bonfils [Saesee Tiin]
Michaela Cottrell [Even Piell]
Dipika O'Neill Joti [Depa Billaba]

SUMMARY

Ten years after the attack on her homeworld, Padmé Amidala is now a Senator for Naboo. But she's in danger from a breakaway faction led by the villanous Count Dooku who plan to assassinate her. Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker are sent to protect her and uncover a plot by Chancellor Palpatine to clone a massive army of the Republic from bounty hunter Jango Fett - but things are more complex than they firrst seem andteh Republic stands on the brink of civil war...

AVAILABILITY

UK
Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Netherlands
Rating: AL

UK
Rating: PG [with 1 second cut to remove a headbutt]

USA
Rating: PG [for sustained sequences of sci-fi action/violence]

TIMELINE

2000
June
26: Australia - principal photography begins

September
20: Principla photography ends

2001
March

Day unknown: USA - reshoots take place

2002
May

16: Aruba, Australia, Austria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, UK, USA, United Arab Emirates - theatrical release
17: Belgium, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Estonia, France, Greece, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain - theatrical release
18: Taiwan - theatrical release
22: Norway - theatrical release
29: Egypt - theatrical release

June
14: Colombia - theatrical release
20: Bolivia - theatrical release
21: Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, South Africa - theatrical release
28: Costa Rica - theatrical release

July
3: Venezuela - theatrical release
4: Argentina, Belize, Chile, Dominican Republic, Mexico - theatrical release
5: Brazil, India, Paraguay, South Korea, Uruguay - theatrical release
10: Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad And Tobago - theatrical release
11: Nicaragua - theatrical release
12: Ecuador - theatrical release
13: Japan - theatrical release
18: Peru - theatrical release
26: El Salvador - theatrical release

POSTER TAGS

A Jedi Shall Not Know Anger. Nor Hatred. Nor Love.

The Saga Continues.

Everything Good has a hidden Mask!

The Attack Begins May 16th

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Star Wars: Episode II - Angriff der Klonkrieger - German title
Star Wars: Episodio II - El Ataque de los clones - Spanish title
Star Wars: Episodi II - Kloonien hyökkäys - Finnish title
Star Wars: Episode II - L'attaque des clones - French title
Star Wars: Episodio II - L'attacco dei cloni - Italian title

LINKS

SEQUEL TO
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace [1999]

PREQUEL TO
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope [1977]
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back [1980]
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi [1983]

SEQUEL
Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter [2002]
Star Wars: Episode III [2005]

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Empire January 2002 pp.22-23 [UK]
illustrated article [Episode II: 'Mystery' solved]

Empire no.157 [July 2002] pp.11; 18-20; 20 [UK]
letters; illustrated article [Front Row: It's the Movie Poster World Cup!]; illustrated short article [The Critical Questions: Episode II Special]

Empire no.160 [October 2002] p.14 [UK]
illustrated note regarding DVD release

Entertainment Weekly no.527 [25 February 2000] pp.12-13 [USA]
illustrated article [Star Search]

Time 29 April 2002 [USA]
illustrated article

Total Film no.35 [December 1999] p.26 [UK]
illustrated note

KEYWORDS

sequels; prequels; space opera; space wars; space travel; spaceships; clones; war; military; assassins; asteroids; bounty hunters; prophecies; revenge; sword fights; desert planets; aliens; mysticism; robots; torture; monsters


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