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