Roots: The Gift (1988)

On Christmas Eve 1770, a young African warrior, who three years prior had been captured and sold into slavery in America, leads a desperate group of runaway slaves as they attempt to reach freedom in the North.

Director: Kevin Hooks

Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., LeVar Burton, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Shaun Cassidy, John McMartin, Jerry Hardin, Annabella Price, Michael Learned, Fran Bennett, Tim Russ, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Brandy Brown, Ernest Harden Jr., Maria Bryant, James McIntire, Lawrence A. Mandley, John Sherrod