SIR Michael Caine reunites with Demi Moore for the first time since Blame It On Rio for Flawless, a new movie from Michael Radford, the director of Il Postino and White Mischief, that’s headed into UK cinemas in October.

Set in swinging 1960s London, this diamond heist thriller finds Moore as Laura Quinn, a bright, driven and beautiful executive at the London Diamond Corporation who finds herself frustrated by a glass ceiling after years of faithful employment, as man after man is promoted ahead of her despite her greater experience.

Caine, meanwhile, is Hobbs, the night-time janitor who is virtually invisible to the executives that work there, but over the years has amassed a startling amount of knowledge about how the company runs.

Hobbs has his own bone to pick with London Diamond. Observing Laura’s frustration, he convinces her to help him execute an ingenious plan to steal a hefty sum in diamonds.

But unbeknownst to Laura, Hobbs plans go even farther than hes let on, and together they set in motion a thrilling heist of dizzying proportions, the likes of which London has never seen.

According to the makers of the film, Caine’s casting was crucial to the movie being made as he was considered perfect for the role of Hobbs.

Says director Radford: “It’s not really a stretch for him to play a 73-year-old Cockney geezer because that’s what he is! He’s a shoo-in for the part and he’s so good at it.

“Although I have to say, Michael is surprisingly fit as he has to do a lot of sprinting and he coped with it admirably. And he’s so charismatic on screen. He absolutely knows what he’s doing. He’s one of those actors who only needs two or three takes.

“He always delivers a really lucid performance and takes direction very well. In that classic English way, he can sum something up very quickly that saves an awful lot of time.”

For his part, Caine was attracted to the role almost immediately and could relate to his character better than at first anticipated.

“My mother was a cleaner,” he comments. “So I immediately understood this character. I knew exactly what the writer was talking about. Cleaners are invisible and no one knows they listen to everything.

“Hobbs is able to plot because nobody in his company realises that he’s listening to every word they say. My mother always used to say a similar thing: “You never notice cleaners.” She used to clean the Houses of Parliament, so she got some right good stuff there, I can tell you!”

Flawless is currently scheduled to open in UK cinemas in October 2008.

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