Documentary examines the history and evolution of the Olympic Games, taking a close look at the Olympic charter, oath and ideals. Also featured are rare home movies and interviews with Olympic athletes and the oldest known color footage of the Olympic Games from Berlin in 1936.
In 1896 it is announced that the Olympic Games will be revived in Athens. A young shepherd, Spiridon Loues, decides to enter the 26-mile marathon. Once in Athens, he meets Christina Gratsos, a young woman from his hometown who is now the personal maid of Eleni Costa, Greece's most glamorous actress. Though he has arrived after the qualification date, Spiridon's athletic prowess so impresses Coach Graham of the American team that he is permitted to enter the contest. Eleni informs the press that she will marry the victor, confident it will be her lover, Lieutenant Vinardos.
King Minos sacrifices the 'required' virgins to the Minotaur. As his wife lies dying, she confesses that her daughter has a twin she has secreted to avoid giving one of the girls to the Minotaur. The daughter raised by Minos tries to have her twin killed, but failing in her first attempt, continues to try to have her given to the Minotaur. Theseus, the Greek hero, tries to prevent it.
События разворачиваются во время второй мировой войны в Китае. Капитан Клифф Брендон оказывается в сложной ситуации когда по своему легкомыслию покупает у местного жителя его юную дочь Шу-Джен, которую старик вынужден продать американцу сроком на три месяца из-за крайней нужды своей семьи. Клиф пытается избавится от девушки, но священник из миссии убеждает его дать Шу-Джен приют на время действия сделки. Со временем капитан Клифф понимает какой бесценный подарок в лице этой китаянки преподнесла ему судьба. Но как долго продлится их счастье в столь неспокойные времена?..
