The Nest

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

Michał Szczerbic Assistant Production Manager Leszek Wronko Sound Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski Screenplay Wojciech Wójcik Second Unit Director Jerzy Maksymiuk Music Marek Nowicki Director of Photography Jerzy Celiński Stunts Jan Rybkowski Director Józef Grzeszczak Stunts Ryszard Francman Stunts Jacek Ryniewicz Stunts Jerzy Matysiak Stunts