The Nest

The Nest

98 mins | History | July 17, 1974

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.

The Nest

98 mins | History | July 17, 1974

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.
Producers Zespół Filmowy Start
Original title Gniazdo
Directors Jadwiga Zurakowska, Andrzej Reiter, Jan Rybkowski, Wojciech Wójcik
Writers Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski

Cast

Wojciech Pszoniak

as Mieszko I

Marek Bargiełowski

as Czcibór, Mieszko's brother

Wanda Neumann

as Dubrawa

Franciszek Pieczka

as Mrokota

Bolesław Płotnicki

as Ziemiomysl, Mieszko's father

Henryk Bąk

as Boleslaw I Okrutny, Dubrawa's father

Tadeusz Białoszczyński

as Markgraf Geron

Janusz Bylczyński

as Markgraf Hodon

Włodzimierz Maciudziński

as Swietopelk, Mieszko's brother

Czesław Wołłejko

as Empirer Otto I 'The Great'

Andrzej Szalawski

as Odolan, Ziemomysl's brother

Iga Mayr

as Wiedzma

Edmund Fetting

as Krystian, Dubrawa's brother

Aleksander Fogiel

as Uczestnik chrztu Mieszka

Aleksander Gąssowski

as Ustepujacy przewodniczacy rady starszych

Wirgiliusz Gryń

as Zegota

Lech Grzmociński

as Bronisz

August Kowalczyk

as Dostojnik na dworze czeskim

Krzysztof Kowalewski

as Boleslaw - Son of Boleslaw I Okrutny

Lech Ordon

as Radost

Leonard Pietraszak

as Zygfryd - Hodon's knight

Ryszard Ronczewski

as Arabian Salleryman

Jerzy Braszka

as Czcibór's woj

Stefan Szmidt

as Mieszko's knight