According to Robert Evans, head of Paramount Pictures at the time, Coppola also did not initially want to direct the film because he feared it would glorify the Mafia and violence, and thus reflect poorly on his Sicilian and Italian heritage ; on the other hand, Evans specifically wanted an Italian-American to direct the film because his research had shown that previous films about the Mafia that were directed by non-Italians had fared dismally at the box office, and he wanted to, in his own words, " smell the spaghetti ".

The Soviet Air Force, though equipped with relatively modern aircraft, initially performed poorly against the Luftwaffe.

Racism was a major theme in this production, with Aaron initially wearing a gorilla mask, and then poorly applied blackface, and his baby ' played ' by a golliwogg.

) The film initially received mixed reviews and did poorly at the box office, ultimately grossing $ 14, 643, 997 in the US.

Even though this album would gradually garner high praise, it was initially poorly received ; however, the next one, Moondance, established Morrison as a major artist, and throughout the 1970s he built on his reputation with a series of critically acclaimed albums and live performances.

While initially popular with some residents, the flats suffered from poorly constructed roofs and leaking walls.

America's most prominent pneumococcus expert, Oswald Avery, in New York at The Rockefeller Hospital — which opened in 1910 on The Rockefeller Institute's campus — initially explained that Griffith's experiments must have been poorly conducted and succumbed to contamination.

The record was released in September 1992, and initially sold poorly behind its lead singles, " Tones of Home " and " No Rain ", until the latter became an MTV staple the following July.

The novel narrates main character Janie Crawford's " ripening from a vibrant, but voiceless, teenage girl into a woman with her finger on the trigger of her own destiny .” Set in central and southern Florida in the early 20th century, the novel was initially poorly received for its rejection of racial uplift literary prescriptions.

The militias were usually only minimally trained and initially did relatively poorly against the warring Indians till more effective training and tactics could be devised.

Founded by Andrzej Lepper in 1992, the party initially fared poorly, failing to enter the Sejm.

The Hashemite forces were initially poorly equipped, but later were to receive significant supplies of weapons, most notably rifles and machine-guns from Britain and France.

The party, while initially attracting interest, performed poorly in the 1996 election.

Although the Mini initially sold poorly, by the mid ' 60s it was the ' in ' thing to have, whereas the Imp never enjoyed such status as a fashion statement.

Motel California, an album lead vocalist Whitfield Crane described as " heavy, funky, and has everything in it ", initially received lukewarm reviews and sold poorly, though it has gained a minor cult following in recent times.

On the downside, QD3D used a number of Apple-specific ideas about how 3D hardware should work, and initially performed poorly due to the lack of hardware acceleration.

It is uncertain which of the clubs was created first as they were initially poorly organized ; however, the Czarni Lwów are usually credited as being the first Polish professional football team.

Compared to its appearance 24 hours prior, the depression had improved outflow and more distinct convection, although the circulation initially remained very poorly organized.

Satellite imagery indicated that the system was initially disjointed and poorly developed, although there was evidence of a low-level circulation.

Napoleon inherited an army initially based on conscription using huge masses of poorly trained troops, that could usually be readily replaced.

This group initially released a report which concluded that the incident was mainly the fault of low-ranked enlisted men behaving poorly.

The badly fed and poorly clothed units were initially assigned to perform heavy construction work within Hungary.

Several music videos from the album were often played on Israeli television, but not on the radio and initially the album sold poorly.

Following its release, the song didn't receive any radio airplay for the first five weeks and it initially sold poorly, but the song began gaining popularity in dance clubs, eventually entering the UK Singles Chart at # 42 on 17 August 1974 and reaching the top on 21 September, after which it would remain at the top for three weeks.

Antonio Raggi initially trained with him.

Even though she is the one who initially trained Jen, Jen is never seen to use poison herself.

General Mannerheim had been compelled to deploy parts of his best trained detachments, the new Jäger regiments, which he had initially hoped to conserve for later use in the Viipuri area.

The Athenian strategy was initially guided by the strategos, or general, Pericles, who advised the Athenians to avoid open battle with the far more numerous and better trained Spartan hoplites, relying instead on the fleet.

Consisting of 300 trained soldiers, the unit was initially mandated with protecting relief shipments and distribution centers in Mogadishu.

He initially trained in Wing Chun, but later rejected well-defined martial art styles, favouring instead the use of techniques from various sources, in the spirit of his personal martial arts philosophy, which he dubbed Jeet Kune Do ( The Way of the Intercepting Fist ).

They are used for especially challenging operations and are initially trained in Isone, a secluded, mountainous region in the South of Switzerland.

Though she initially trained as a set designer, she became interested in drama school as her brother Jeff attended the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Whitman was apparently initially unaware of the presence of Martinez and McCoy on the observation deck, being partially shielded by the deck tower lights and in a position to defend assaults from either corner, his eyes were trained towards the direction of where Crum had accidentally discharged a shot from his rifle.

Additionally, all of the Air Force's Air Battle Managers are initially trained at Tyndall prior to proceeding to Tinker AFB, Oklahoma for actual positional training in the E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft.

RAF Spitalgate trained pilots during both world wars, initially as a Royal Flying Corps establishment, being the first military airfield in Lincolnshire.

Stas was born in Leuven and trained initially as a physician.

Fleiss initially trained as a pharmacist and osteopath.

Freud: Old Austrian Jew, he initially trained a bear, State o ' Maine, and performed at the Arbuthnot-by-the-Sea.

All Marine officers are initially trained at OCS, with the exception of those who come from the United States Naval Academy.

Nichiren, Hōnen, Shinran, and Dōgen — all famous thinkers in non-Tendai schools of Japanese Buddhism — were all initially trained as Tendai monks.

Hartmann refused initially, believing Capito was insufficiently trained on Messerschmitts.

Vasubandhu is said to have trained in the Vaibhāṣika-Sarvāstivādin when he initially studied Vaibhashika-Sarvāstivādin Abhidharma, as presented in the Mahā-vibhāsa.

The ENS was initially conceived during the French Revolution, and it was intended to provide the Republic with a new body of teachers, trained in the critical spirit and secular values of the Enlightenment.

While he initially trained to become a carpenter, a combination of world events, determined ideology, and political ambition led Pieck to a life of political activism.

After a somewhat itinerant childhood, Salgado initially trained as an economist, earning a master ’ s degree in economics from the University of São Paulo in Brazil.

Young people were initially trained at the military school of Scholi Evelpidon and afterwards they were transferred to the navy, as there was no such thing as a Naval Academy.

After attending Tonbridge School and then spending a few years in Royal Academy Schools, Burton initially trained in the architectural and building practice run by his father James Burton, and then with John Nash.