Casts & Crew
Jan Ciecierski
Błażej Plewa
Hanka Bielicka
Plewina
Rajmund Fleszar
Nieglicki, sekretarz PPR
Lech Madaliński
Wójcicki, dyrektor huty
Adam Mikołajewski
Kowal Niedziela
Ludwik Tatarski
Inżynier Poczyński
Stanisław Kwaskowski
Piwowarski, chairman of the works council
Bogdan Niewinowski
Marciniak, UB lieutenant
Celina Klimczak
Teacher Marysia
Jan Świderski
Gang leader
Kazimierz Brodzikowski
Karwacki engineer
Wiktor Sadecki
Warehouse Wiatros
Aleksandra Bonarska
Waitress
Kazimierz Opaliński
Szynownik Stanisław Wysmyk
Mieczysław Łoza
Looter
Kazimierz Wichniarz
Baka worker, a member of the gang
Janusz Ziejewski
Damalt, brother-in-law of Plewy
Cezary Julski
A member of the gang
Leopold Rene Nowak
Felek, blacksmith's helper
Adam Kwiatkowski
Blacksmith's helper
Leon Gołębiowski
Lompka
Henryk Bąk
Zabrzycki, Plewa's assistant in the exchange office, member of the gang
Vieniamin Trusieniow
Sergeant of the Soviet army
Bronisław Darski
A worker borrowing money from Pleva
Janina Węglan
Young women
Also Directed by Jan Rybkowski
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.
Chłopi is a Polish historical film. It was released in 1973.