 In 1967 Olivier was caught in the middle of a confrontation between Chandos and Tynan over the latter 's proposal to stage Rolf Hochhuth 's Soldiers . As the play speculatively depicted Churchill as complicit in the assassination of the Polish prime minister Władysław Sikorski , Chandos regarded it as indefensible . At his urging the board unanimously vetoed the production . Tynan considered resigning over this interference with the management 's artistic freedom , but Olivier himself stayed firmly in place , and Tynan also remained . At about this time Olivier began a long struggle against a succession of illnesses . He was treated for prostate cancer and , during rehearsals for his production of Chekhov 's Three Sisters he was hospitalised with pneumonia . He recovered enough to take the heavy role of Edgar in Strindberg 's The Dance of Death , the finest of all his performances other than in Shakespeare , in Gielgud 's view . 
 In 1967 Olivier was caught in the middle of a confrontation between Chandos and Tynan over the latter <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>proposal to stage Rolf Hochhuth <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>Soldiers . As the play speculatively depicted Churchill as complicit in the assassination of the Polish prime minister Władysław Sikorski , Chandos regarded it as indefensible . At his urging the board unanimously vetoed the production . Tynan considered resigning over this interference with the management <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>artistic freedom , but Olivier himself stayed firmly in place , and Tynan also remained . At about this time Olivier began a long struggle against a succession of illnesses . He was treated for prostate cancer and , during rehearsals for his production of Chekhov <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>Three Sisters he was hospitalised with pneumonia . He recovered enough to take the heavy role of Edgar in Strindberg <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>The Dance of Death , the finest of all his performances other than in Shakespeare , in Gielgud <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>view . 
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