Gniazdo

1974 Polish historical film

Wojciech Pszoniak
Marek Bargiełowski
Wanda Neumann
Franciszek Pieczka
Bolesław Płotnicki
Tadeusz Białoszczyński
Janusz Bylczyński
Czesław Wołłejko

CinematographyMarek NowickiEdited byWieslawa OtockaMusic byJerzy Maksymiuk

Production
company

Studio Filmowe Kadr

Release date

19 July 1974 (1974-07-19) (Poland)

Running time

94 minutesCountryPolandLanguagePolish

Gniazdo (English: The Nest) is a 1974 Polish historical film about Mieszko I, the founder of the first independent Polish state, circa 960 AD.^[1] The film was written by Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski and directed by Jan Rybkowski.^[2]^[3]

Cast

Wojciech Pszoniak as Mieszko I
Marek Bargiełowski as Czcibor, Mieszko's brother
Wanda Neumann as Dubrawa
Franciszek Pieczka as Mrokota
Bolesław Płotnicki as Siemomysł, Mieszko's father
Tadeusz Białoszczyński as Gero
Janusz Bylczyński as Odo I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark
Czesław Wołłejko as Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor

References

^ "GNIAZDO". FilmPolski (in Polish). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
^ Sobański, Oskar (1987). Polish Feature Films: A Reference Guide 1945–1985 (in Polish). Locust Hill Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-933951-02-0.
^ Kowalski, Maciej; Sikorski, Tomasz (2019). Ziemie Zachodnie i Północne w polskiej kinematografii (1944/1945–1989): zbiór studiów. Film, Historia i Konteksty. Szczecin: null. ISBN 978-83-7972-290-7.