Exit the King (1972)

An adaptation of the play `Exit the King` by Eugene Ionesco, the third play in the Berenger Cycle. King Berenger the First is a king now in decline, having once been able to command the forces of nature, his kingdom is now crumbling and he is slowly dying. The film charts his decline, surrounded by a few remaining enablers and toadies, as he struggles to face the reality of his impending death.