A shutter for a photographic camera, having a first and a second pretensioned shutter curtain which are respectively retained in the tensioned state by a first and a second pivotably mounted retaining latch (7, 11) in interaction with a first and second curtain latch (3, 4), the first retaining latch (7) being coupled to a camera release for enabling release of the first curtain, and the second retaining latch (11) being coupled to a release device, which is controlled as a function of the release of the first curtain, for enabling release of the second curtain, wherein the first and second retaining latches (7, 11) are respectively assigned first and second movement-releasing active surfaces (9, 10; 13, 14) which are each coupled either to a mechanically controlled or an electronically controlled curtain-release enabling arrangement.