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.

• Aleksander Ścibor-RylskiScreenplay
• Jan RybkowskiDirector

• Wojciech PszoniakMieszko I
• Marek BargiełowskiCzcibór, Mieszko's brother
• Wanda NeumannDobrawa
• Franciszek PieczkaMrokota
• Bolesław PłotnickiZiemiomysł, Mieszko's father
• Henryk BąkBoleslaw I Okrutny, Dubrawa's father
• Tadeusz BiałoszczyńskiMarkgraf Geron
• Janusz BylczyńskiMarkgraf Hodon
• Włodzimierz MaciudzińskiŚwiętopełk, Mieszko's brother
• Czesław WołłejkoEmperor Otto I 'The Great'
• Andrzej SzalawskiOdolan, Mieszko's Uncle
• Iga MayrThe Witch