Social pressure and personal turmoil beset two British athletes on their way to the 1924 Olympics. Eric Liddell is a devout Christian who praises God for his athletic abilities, while English Jew Harold Abrahams must overcome anti-Semitism.

Social pressure and personal turmoil beset two British athletes on their way to the 1924 Olympics. Eric Liddell is a devout Christian who praises God for his athletic abilities, while English Jew Harold Abrahams must overcome anti-Semitism.