The invention relates to a closing device, especially for doors, flaps and the like, of motor vehicles, especially of passenger cars, comprising a hinged rotary latch (2) that interacts with a locking pin (7), a detent pawl (11) detachably locking the rotary latch (2), and an actuator (18, 20, 21, 24) that acts upon the rotary latch (2) and the detent pawl (11) via a rotationally driven control element (21) to open or close the closing device (1). The control element (21) driven in a direction of rotation performs both the closing and the opening process by acting upon the rotary latch (2) and the detent pawl (11). Advantageously, the control element comprises an ejection device (32) that disengages the locking pin (7) from the closing device (1) when the closing device is opened.