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