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