It’s 1966, Michael Caine is storming Hollywood like a cockney Viking off the back of his Oscar nomination for Alfie and has actually been hand-picked for this role by Shirley McClaine.

Caine plays a cat burglar who discovers that best laid plans can often go awry. So no real life parallels for him then. McClaine plays the Eurasian exotic dancer who helps him and Herbert Lom plays an Arab. Yup, it's the sixties alright.

Farce, romp, caper - call it what you will, the studio called it Gambit and you’ll have to listen to this podcast to find out what we’d call it. 

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