Den berømte arkæolog Indiana Jones bliver kastet ud i et nyt eventyr, da hans far professor Henry Jones bliver kidnappet af nazister. Indiana Jones' far er nemlig på nippet til at finde Den Hellige Gral, der efter sigende skulle give evigt liv. Nazisterne er på jagt efter Den Hellige Gral, fordi de vil bruge den som det afgørende våben mod de allierede.

Get ready for a Gold Medal murder mystery! This "tense, thrilling mystery" ('California Congress of Parents and Teachers') pits Charlie Chan against international spies who are using the Berlin Olympic games as the perfect cover...for cold-blooded murder!

The film explores the background and build-up to this final flight to disaster. Using dramatic reconstruction, archive footage and exclusive interviews with leading historians and engineering experts, the special delves into the political and scientific events that led up to the catastrophe.