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