Probably could have been even blurrier and lower resolution-wise (and better concealed the fact that we're in New York) and it still would have screamed Zombi 2 to me.
New one sometime later today.

Battlefield Earth.

Nope.
Correct planet though, and about 1500 years too late.

Ran?

The other one.

Kagemusha?

Hai, sou desu.
Your turn.

US film, had a revised re-release a year after its initial release.

That's what I thought too. It has that old eurohorror look and that part of the film starts the movie.

2nd hint:
Movie is based on a book

let me make it even easier

Hey, the founder of the Rat Pack.

great hint!

sorry, but I felt that was kind of obvious anyway.