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.
Wojciech Pszoniak
Mieszko I
Marek Bargiełowski
Czcibór, Mieszko's brother
Wanda Neumann
Dobrawa
Franciszek Pieczka
Mrokota
Bolesław Płotnicki
Ziemiomysł, Mieszko's father
Henryk Bąk
Boleslaw I Okrutny, Dubrawa's father
Tadeusz Białoszczyński
Markgraf Geron
Janusz Bylczyński
Markgraf Hodon
Włodzimierz Maciudziński
Świętopełk, Mieszko's brother
Czesław Wołłejko
Emperor Otto I 'The Great'
Andrzej Szalawski
Odolan, Mieszko's Uncle
Iga Mayr
The Witch
Edmund Fetting
Krystian, Dobrawa's brother
Aleksander Fogiel
Man at Baptism
Aleksander Gąssowski
The Resigning Council of Elders Member
Wirgiliusz Gryń
Żegota
Lech Grzmociński
Bronisz
August Kowalczyk
Czech Aristocrat
Krzysztof Kowalewski
Bolesław, Son of Bolesław I Okrutny
Jerzy Obłamski
Lech Ordon
Radost
Leonard Pietraszak
Zygfryd
Ryszard Ronczewski
Arabian Salesman
Paweł Rouba
Lech Skolimowski
Kazimierz Wichniarz
Dźwigor
Feliks Żukowski
Archbishop
Marek Dowmunt
Jerzy Braszka
Czcibór's Soldier
Marian Gańcza
Teodor Gendera
Soldier
Tadeusz Jastrzębowski
Janusz Krawczyk
Edward Lach
Bogdan Łysakowski
Mieszko's Soldier
Bernard Michalski
Mieszko's Soldier
Czesław Piaskowski
Stefan Szmidt
Mieszko's knight
Józef Grzeszczak
Rider (uncredited)
Jan Piechociński
Mieszko's Soldier / Czech Prince (uncredited)
Aleksander Sewruk
(uncredited)
Krzysztof Kierzkowski
Production Assistant
Kazimierz Pawlak
Assistant Camera
Dobrosława Kowalewska
Costumer
Michał Szczerbic
Assistant Production Manager
Urszula Orczykowska
Production Manager
Tadeusz Stankiewicz
Stunts
Wojciech Urbanowicz
Still Photographer
Eugeniusz Gawrysiak
Assistant Camera
Stefan Filipiak
Assistant Production Design
Józef Bartczak
Assistant Editor
Anna Bohdziewicz
Assistant Production Design
T. Skoczyk
Stunts
Zygmunt Wójcik
Assistant Production Manager
Anna Iżykowska-Mironowicz
Music Consultant
Wincenty Florek
Assistant Director
Zofia Świątek
Production Assistant
Marian Danisz
Assistant Production Design
Bogdan Kowalewski
Costumer
Leszek Wronko
Sound
Zbigniew Przygodzki
Sound Assistant
Zygmunt Nowak
Sound Assistant
Ryszard Gajewski
Camera Operator
Jerzy Blaszyński
Sound
Zbigniew Gruz
Production Assistant
Borzysława Chomnicka
Assistant Production Design
Magdalena Biernawska-Teslawska
Costume Design
Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski
Screenplay
Andrzej Reiter
Second Unit Director
Wojciech Wójcik
Second Unit Director
Mirosław Jakubowski
Makeup Artist
Jadwiga Zurakowska
Assistant Director
Jerzy Maksymiuk
Music
Wojciech Krysztofiak
Production Design
Marek Nowicki
Director of Photography
Leonard Mokicz
Set Decoration
Wiesława Otocka
Editor
Tadeusz Schossler
Makeup Artist
Konrad Bryzek
Conductor
Lech Adamowski
Stunts
Jerzy Celiński
Stunts
Jan Rybkowski
Director
Józef Grzeszczak
Stunts
Ryszard Francman
Stunts
Jacek Ryniewicz
Stunts
Czesław Magnowski
Stunts
Jerzy Matysiak
Stunts