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
Lech Ordon
Radost
Jerzy Braszka
Czcibór's Soldier
Krzysztof Kowalewski
Bolesław, Son of Bolesław I Okrutny
Marek Dowmunt
Tadeusz Jastrzębowski
Stefan Szmidt
Mieszko's knight
Aleksander Sewruk
(uncredited)
Jerzy Obłamski
Kazimierz Wichniarz
Dźwigor
Wojciech Pszoniak
Mieszko I
Franciszek Pieczka
Mrokota
Edmund Fetting
Krystian, Dobrawa's brother
Lech Grzmociński
Bronisz
Teodor Gendera
Soldier
Wanda Neumann
Dobrawa
Tadeusz Białoszczyński
Markgraf Geron
August Kowalczyk
Czech Aristocrat
Leonard Pietraszak
Zygfryd
Ryszard Ronczewski
Arabian Salesman
Edward Lach
Henryk Bąk
Boleslaw I Okrutny, Dubrawa's father
Feliks Żukowski
Archbishop
Józef Grzeszczak
Rider (uncredited)
Bolesław Płotnicki
Ziemiomysł, Mieszko's father
Lech Skolimowski
Bernard Michalski
Mieszko's Soldier
Marek Bargiełowski
Czcibór, Mieszko's brother
Janusz Bylczyński
Markgraf Hodon
Andrzej Szalawski
Odolan, Mieszko's Uncle
Czesław Piaskowski
Czesław Wołłejko
Emperor Otto I 'The Great'
Aleksander Fogiel
Man at Baptism
Aleksander Gąssowski
The Resigning Council of Elders Member
Wirgiliusz Gryń
Żegota
Jan Piechociński
Mieszko's Soldier / Czech Prince (uncredited)