---
title: 'Maximum Risk (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ringo Lam'
released: '1996-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/maximum-risk-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117011/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Maximum Risk (1996)

1996 · 100 min · Action, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Maximum Risk is a 1996 American action thriller film directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Ringo Lam in his American directorial debut, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Natasha Henstridge. The plot follows French police detective Alain Moreau as he becomes entangled in an international conspiracy encompassing Russian gangsters and corrupt American officials, with various parties after his life because of his uncanny resemblance to a dead mob informant. His only ally appears to be his doppelganger's girlfriend, Alex Bartlett (Henstridge).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ringo Lam](https://cinepixo.com/people/ringo-lam)
- **Screenplay:** [Larry Ferguson](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-ferguson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Robert Folk](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-folk)
- **Producer:** [Roger Birnbaum](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-birnbaum)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alexander Gruszynski](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-gruszynski)
- **Editor:** [Bill Pankow](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-pankow)

## Cast

- [Frank Senger](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-senger)
- [Paul Ben-Victor](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-ben-victor)
- [David Hemblen](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-hemblen)
- [Stéphane Audran](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephane-audran)
- [Natasha Henstridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/natasha-henstridge)
- [Zach Grenier](https://cinepixo.com/people/zach-grenier)
- [Rob Kaman](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-kaman)
- [Carlo Rota](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-rota)
- [Jean-Hugues Anglade](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-hugues-anglade)
- [Stefanos Miltsakakis](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefanos-miltsakakis)
- [Jean-Claude Van Damme](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-van-damme)

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