The Nest
Told in flashback as Mieszko lies feverish in his bed just before the Battle of Cedynia, Gniazdo recounts how the revered leader extended Poland's borders, formed an alliance with Emperor Otto I, and ultimately strengthened his country's autonomy by achieving victory during that crucial battle in the year 972.
Director Jan Rybkowski
Cast
Franciszek Pieczka
Mrokota
Henryk Bąk
Boleslaw I Okrutny, Dubrawa's father
Janusz Bylczyński
Markgraf Hodon
Andrzej Szalawski
Odolan, Mieszko's Uncle
Lech Ordon
Radost
Leonard Pietraszak
Zygfryd
Marek Bargiełowski
Czcibór, Mieszko's brother
Krzysztof Kowalewski
Bolesław, Son of Bolesław I Okrutny
Jerzy Braszka
Czcibór's Soldier
Edward Lach
Bernard Michalski
Mieszko's Soldier
Stefan Szmidt
Mieszko's knight
Aleksander Sewruk
(uncredited)
Aleksander Fogiel
Man at Baptism
Lech Grzmociński
Bronisz
Feliks Żukowski
Archbishop
Józef Grzeszczak
Rider (uncredited)
Bolesław Płotnicki
Ziemiomysł, Mieszko's father
Tadeusz Białoszczyński
Markgraf Geron
Czesław Wołłejko
Emperor Otto I 'The Great'
Marek Dowmunt
Teodor Gendera
Soldier
Jan Piechociński
Mieszko's Soldier / Czech Prince (uncredited)
Ryszard Ronczewski
Arabian Salesman
Wanda Neumann
Dobrawa
Tadeusz Jastrzębowski
Edmund Fetting
Krystian, Dobrawa's brother
Aleksander Gąssowski
The Resigning Council of Elders Member
Jerzy Obłamski
Wirgiliusz Gryń
Żegota
August Kowalczyk
Czech Aristocrat
Czesław Piaskowski
Lech Skolimowski
Kazimierz Wichniarz
Dźwigor
Wojciech Pszoniak
Mieszko I