The Nest

5.9

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.

Discover

Marek Bargiełowski

Czcibór, Mieszko's brother

Bolesław Płotnicki

Ziemiomysł, Mieszko's father

Henryk Bąk

Boleslaw I Okrutny, Dubrawa's father

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

August Kowalczyk

Czech Aristocrat

Krzysztof Kowalewski

Bolesław, Son of Bolesław I Okrutny

Lech Ordon

Radost

Ryszard Ronczewski

Arabian Salesman

Feliks Żukowski

Archbishop

Jerzy Braszka

Czcibór's Soldier

Bogdan Łysakowski

Mieszko's Soldier

Bernard Michalski

Mieszko's Soldier

Stefan Szmidt

Mieszko's knight

Józef Grzeszczak

Rider (uncredited)

Jan Piechociński

Mieszko's Soldier / Czech Prince (uncredited)

Aleksander Sewruk

(uncredited)

Art

Anna Bohdziewicz

Assistant Production Design

Marian Danisz

Assistant Production Design

Stefan Filipiak

Assistant Production Design

Borzysława Chomnicka

Assistant Production Design

Wojciech Krysztofiak

Production Design

Leonard Mokicz

Set Decoration

Camera

Ryszard Gajewski

Camera Operator

Eugeniusz Gawrysiak

Assistant Camera

Kazimierz Pawlak

Assistant Camera

Wojciech Urbanowicz

Still Photographer

Marek Nowicki

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Mirosław Jakubowski

Makeup Artist

Tadeusz Schossler

Makeup Artist

Directing

Wincenty Florek

Assistant Director

Jan Rybkowski

Director

Andrzej Reiter

Second Unit Director

Wojciech Wójcik

Second Unit Director

Jadwiga Zurakowska

Assistant Director

Editing

Józef Bartczak

Assistant Editor

Production

Urszula Orczykowska

Production Manager

Zygmunt Wójcik

Assistant Production Manager

Michał Szczerbic

Assistant Production Manager

Zbigniew Gruz

Production Assistant

Krzysztof Kierzkowski

Production Assistant

Zofia Świątek

Production Assistant

Sound

Anna Iżykowska-Mironowicz

Music Consultant

Zbigniew Przygodzki

Sound Assistant

Zygmunt Nowak

Sound Assistant

Konrad Bryzek

Conductor

Writing