Convoy of Women

Convoy of Women

1974 · 79 min · ★ 3.8 · Western, Adventure, War

On the coast of France, the police are raiding the streets and taverns at night in search of girls to send to the colonists in North America. A ship takes these girls to America, where they are placed in carts leaving for territories where colonists and soldiers are expecting them.

Directed by Pierre Chevalier · Written by Marius Lesoeur

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