As Charlie Croker, Caine is given the opportunity to play the archetypal 'Cockney ladies man' far removed from the cynical role he played in 'Alfie' A small time thief, he is released from the same prison that Mr. Bridger virtually controls Persuading Mr. Bridger to fund the theft of $4,000,000 worth of gold from under the noses of the Mafia, he assembles a team of crooks and various vehicles, including his own doomed Aston Martin DB7 to take on Turin and the Mafia